[Cytologic and histologic methods in the diagnosis of conjunctival lesions: comparative study].
| Autor: | Lima CG; Fundação Altino Ventura, Recife, PE. carlosgustav@hotmail.com, Veloso JC, Tavares AD, Jungman P, Vasconcelos AA |
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| Jazyk: | portugalština |
| Zdroj: | Arquivos brasileiros de oftalmologia [Arq Bras Oftalmol] 2005 Sep-Oct; Vol. 68 (5), pp. 623-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Nov 28. |
| DOI: | 10.1590/s0004-27492005000500009 |
| Abstrakt: | Purpose: To evaluate both the efficacy and reliability of the cytologic method in the diagnosis of conjunctival lesions and compare it with the histologic examination. Methods: A prospective study on 31 conjunctival lesions was performed. Samples were obtained with a Kimura spatula. The lesions were, then, surgically removed and sent for histologic examination. The Papanicolaou technique was used for the cytologic examination. Results: The cytologic method showed high specificity (100%) and sensitivity (92.9%). The positive predictive value was 100% and the negative was 94.4%. Conclusions: The simple cytologic method is effective and reliable for the diagnosis of tumoral lesions of the conjunctiva. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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