저자들은 부인과 악성종양이 의심되는 46명의 환자에서 48예의 세침천자를 시행하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 진단결과 세침천자상 악성세포 양성인 진양성은 22예, 진음성은 19예, 위음성은 4예, 의중 1예, 부적합검체 4예였다. 2. 통계학적 결과 민감도는 84.6%이고 특이도는 100%, 위음성율 15.3% 이었으며 음성예측도는 82.8%이었다.

To evaluate the efficacy of fine-needle aspiration in gynecologic oncology, 48 cases of fine-needle aspiration were performed on 46 patients suspected of having primary or recurrent gyneclolgic malignancy. There were 22 positive cases for malignant cell, 22 negative cases, 1 suspicious case and 3 inadequate specimens. Excellent correlation was noted between the cytologic and subsequent histopathologic diagnosis of 22 cases. Among 22 positive results, pathologic esamination showed 9 squamous cell carcinoma, 2 Adenosquamous cell carcinoma, 2 undifferentiated carcinoma, and 9 adenocarcinoma. There was no false positive case, and the sensitivity of the fine-needle aspiration was 84.6%. These data suggest that fine-needle aspiration cytology is a safe and effective method in diagnosis of gynecologic malignancies.