Uji diagnostik sediaan potong beku tumor payudara di laboratorium patologi anatomi Padang

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among female in West Sumatera and cause of 1.41% of the death. Frozen section examination of breast has been used as a diagnostic procedure because this method need less time and have high level of accuracy. The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of frozen section examination with histopathologic confirmation. The study has been done retrospectively in 72 samples of breast tumor at the Anatomic Pathology of Dr.M.Djamil Public Hospital and Siti Rahmah Hospital Padang from January 1, 2008 to December 3, 2012. The result of frozen section and histopathology examination was collected and analyzed for counted the sensitivity and specificity value, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy value using contingency table 2 x 2. The result showed a 100% sensitivity, 95.65% specificity, 98% positive predictive value, 100% negative predictive value and 98.6% accuracy. Frozen section examination is a highly sensitive and specific test that can be useful for diagnostic choice of breast tumor and it is time less and accurate.