Non-gynaecological Cytology
Breast cytology
| Anatomy and histology of the breast |
| Nipple discharge cytology |
| Fine needle aspiration (FNA) |
| Reporting terminology |
| Evaluation of the specimen |
| Benign lesions |
| Breast carcinoma |
| Phyllodes tumor |
Reporting terminology
To maximize the mutual understanding and to improve the diagnostic standardization all breast FNA’s cytology specimens should be coded using one of the following five reporting categories as defined by the U.K. Breast Screening Programme in 1993. These categories are:
C1: Inadequate
C2: Benign
C3: Atypia probably benign
C4: Suspicious of malignancy
C5: Malignant
