OBJECTIVE: To assess the usefulness of cytology in the diagnosis of 147 histologically established @entity4134 . STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, macro-microscopic study based on fluid aspirated from 132 ovarian and 15 extraovarian cysts and projected as a cytohistologic correlation. RESULTS: Typical macroscopic features were identified in 76% of endometriotic cysts, in 53% of mucinous @entity5 and in 67% of @entity48 . Cytology helped to identify 67% of nonneoplastic and 56% of @entity5 . The lowest diagnostic sensitivities were observed in functional cysts and @entity5 (50%), while the highest were shown by endometriotic cysts (76%) and @entity5 (71%). Inadequate samples were obtained from all types of cysts, even malignant ones (two @entity4347 ). Diagnostic cytology was useless in extraovarian cysts (33% sensitivity). An adult granulosa cell @entity5 was erroneously diagnosed as a follicular cyst by cytologic examination. CONCLUSION: Examination of the cyst fluids obtained by aspiration demonstrated low sensitivity, with 43% of inadequate samples obtained from all types of cysts. @entity5 may be overlooked in inadequate samples. Our study also revealed that specificity in this type of analysis is high in inadequate samples, provided that the technique is carried out correctly.

Aspiration cytology of 147 XXXX with histologic correlation.

@entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['Malignant cystic neoplasms', 'benign serous neoplasms', 'tumor', 'malignant epithelial neoplasms', 'neoplastic cysts', 'neoplasms'] @entity4347 :: ('MESH:D018282', 'Disease') :: ['mucinous cystadenocarcinomas'] @entity48 :: ('MESH:D003884', 'Disease') :: ['dermoid cysts'] @entity4134 :: ('MESH:D000292', 'Disease') :: ['adnexal cysts']
@entity4134 :: (MESH:D000292,Disease) :: ['adnexal cysts']
