Fine needle aspiration cytology versus core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of primary bone tumors: a retrospective study

Conclusion In our study, CNB was found to have superior diagnostic accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, NPV, and specific diagnostic rates when compared to FNAC in diagnosing primary bone tumors. Therefore, CNB emerged as a safe and cost-effective method of diagnosis in bone tumors, although the combined efficiency of both the procedures in our setup needs to be explored further.

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Source: European Orthopaedics and Traumatology - September 16, 2014 Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research