Feasibility,Sensitivity,and Specificity of Postprocedure Peritoneal Cytology

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the feasibility and diagnostic performance of cytopathologic evaluation of postprocedure washings collected after hysterectomy for gynecologic cancer. A total of 92 cases of hysterectomy for malignancy having cytology reports of both pre- and postprocedure washings were retrospectively identified. In all, 98.7% of preprocedure and 99.3% of postprocedure washings (P = 1.00) were satisfactory for cytopathology. Discordance regarding the observation of malignant cells between preprocedure and postprocedure washings was insignificant (P = .267). The sensitivity of postprocedure cytology for detecting malignant cells in cases of positive peritoneal histology was significantly lower than the sensitivity of preprocedure cytology (28.6% vs 57.1%, P = .041), with similar specificities (both 94%). Four patients with endometrial cancer having negative preprocedure peritoneal cytology were discovered to have positive postprocedure cytology. Postprocedure peritoneal cytology is feasible and may benefit patients with early-stage cancer by increasing the detection of microscopic peritoneal metastasis or cancer cell seeding during surgery.

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cytology cancer postoperative

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