J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  1997 Oct;1(2):170-175.

Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Associated with Bloody Diarrhea

• Kim JS
• Park EJ
• Chung SH
• Ko SH
• Uhm MR
• Park MS
• Lee HJ
• Jin DK

Abstract

The authors analysed 2,653 cases of transthoracic fine needle aspiration cytology of the lung to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy and its limitation. A comparison was made between the original cytologic and the final histologic diagnoses on 1,149 cases from 1,074 patients. A diagnosis of malignancy was established in 38.3% benign in 48.1%, atypical lesion in 2.3%, and inadequate one in 11.9% of the cases. Statistical data on cytologic diagnoses were as follows; specificity 98.9%: sensitivity of procedure, 76.8%: sensitivity of diagnosis, 95.5%: false positive 5 cases: false negative 18 cases: predictive value for malignancy, 98.8%: predictive value for benign lesion, 79.5%: overall diagnostic efficiency, 87.5%: typing accuracy in malignant tumor, 80%.

Keyword

Transthoracic fine needle aspiration cytology; Diagnostic accuracy; Lung

MeSH Terms

Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Diagnosis
Diarrhea*
Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome*
Humans
Lung
Sensitivity and Specificity