J Korean Soc Pediatr Nephrol.  1999 Oct;3(2):153-160.

Clinical Course of IgA Nephropathy in Children

• Hong IH
• Lee JH
• Ko CW
• Koo JH
• Kwak JS

Abstract

A statistical analysis of the diagnostic value for 244 aspiration biopsy cytology(ABC) among a total 1,043 cases from various sites was performed. ABC, using diagnostic terminology similar to that of a surgical pathology reports, was compared to the final tissue diagnosis. For the entire series, a sensitivity of 91.8%, a specificity of 99.3%, a positive predictive value of 98.9%, a negative predictive value of 94.8%, and an efficacy of the test of 96.3% were shown. There were 8 false negative and 1 false positive diagnosis. The diagnostic accuracy was 89.8%. Those results indicate that the ABC is a considerably highly accurate procedure that should be routinely employed.

Keyword

Meningioma; Aspiration cytology; Whorl; Intranuclear inclusions

MeSH Terms

Biopsy, Needle
Child*
Diagnosis
Glomerulonephritis, IGA*
Humans
Immunoglobulin A*
Intranuclear Inclusion Bodies
Meningioma
Pathology, Surgical
Sensitivity and Specificity
Immunoglobulin A