@article{article_392724, title={The diagnostic value of the urine cytology in bladder cancer}, journal={Pamukkale Medical Journal}, pages={119–123}, year={2011}, url={https://izlik.org/JA23AB98HM}, author={Vanlı, Merve and Gündoğmuş, Yasemin and Özkılınç, Cemile Mukadder and Türk, Nilay Şen}, keywords={İdrar, sitoloji, kanser, mesane}, abstract={OBJECTIVE: Comparison of the urine cytology and histopathologic diagnoses and to determining the accurancy rateof cytologic diagnosis on the cancer of bladder in the Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Department ofMedical Pathology.METHODS: Two hundred seventy two urine cytology that were sent to Pamukkale UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Pathology between July 2007 and January 2010 were determinedas study group.RESULTS: We obtained the biopsy materials of 157 patients all of whom studied on. 136 patients out of 157were diagnosed of benign cytology and 21 of them were diagnosed malign cytology. The cases of 133 wereaccurately diagnosed cytologically including 114 correctly negative cases and 19 incorrectly positive cases. Inaddition, two cases were incorrectly positive diagnosed while 22 cases were incorrectly negative diagnosed.According to these results, the sensitivity rate was found out as %46,3, specifi city rate as %98,2, accuracy rateas %84,7.CONCLUSION: In our studies there are two cases which we incorrectly positive diagnosed. We conclude that falsenegative results may result from technical causes, insuffi cient clinical information for pathologic examination andinadequate fi xation of materials.}, number={3}