New method for diagnostics of intracystic breast cancer
The purpose of this research was to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a new way of cytological diagnosis of breast cancer, based on the premise that before aspiration the cyst contents, an ozone-oxygen mixture at a concentration of 5 ug/ml is introduced into the cyst cavity, then the mixture is evacuated with the subsequent introduction of the saline solution in a quantity of 150% of initial volume. The cytological preparations are made for microscopic examination in order to verify morphologically the diagnosis from the obtained aspirate after centrifugation. The article highlights the results of examination of 67 patients with suspected intracystic breast cancer with usage of traditional and new methods of fine-needle aspiration biopsy. The sensitivity of the traditional method of fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the diagnosis of this pathology according to the results of the research is 81.80%, the sensitivity of the new method is 97.06% (p < 0.05), which proves the expedience of usage of a new method in breast cancer detection.