Pintore L, Bertazzolo W, Bonfanti U, Gelain M E, Bottero E
I Portoni Rossi Veterinary Hospital, Zola Predosa, Bologna, Italy.
J Small Anim Pract. 2014 Jan;55(1):28-32. doi: 10.1111/jsap.12161. Epub 2013 Dec 13.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement between cytological and histological diagnosis of canine and feline mediastinal masses to assess the utility of cytological examination in accurately diagnosing and classifying mediastinal lesions.
A retrospective review of 58 cases of mediastinal masses from 21 dogs and 37 cats were performed. Histopathology was used as the diagnostic reference standard. The agreement between cytological and histological diagnosis was calculated.
The complete agreement between cytological and histological classification ranged from substantial (k = 0 · 72, CI: 0 · 64 to 0 · 80) to almost perfect (k = 0 · 89, CI: 0 · 82 to 0 · 96) depending on how the cytological diagnoses classified as suspicious were used for statistical calculations.
Cytological examination of canine and feline mediastinal masses is a relatively easy, low-cost procedure, with good agreement with final histological diagnoses.
本研究旨在评估犬猫纵隔肿块细胞学诊断与组织学诊断之间的一致性，以评估细胞学检查在准确诊断和分类纵隔病变中的实用性。
对21只犬和37只猫的58例纵隔肿块进行回顾性研究。组织病理学被用作诊断参考标准。计算细胞学诊断与组织学诊断之间的一致性。
根据将分类为可疑细胞学诊断用于统计计算的方式不同,细胞学与组织学分类之间完全一致程度从显著（k = 0·72, 可信区间: 0·64至0·80）到几乎完美（k = 0·89, 可信区间:0·82至0·96）不等。
犬猫纵隔肿块的细胞学检查是一种相对简单、低成本的检查方法，与最终组织学诊断具有良好的一致性。
