Title: Prevalence of Breast Lesions on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology

Authors: Bhaskar Bagde, Mustafa Ali

 DOI:  https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i4.87

Abstract

Background: : Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of breast lump is an important mode of diagnosis of breast diseases due to its easy accessibility and negligible complications and it forms a part of triple assessment with very high sensitivity, specificity and good patient compliance in various studies  done before.

Objective: The objective of study was to know prevalence of different breast diseases in various age groups and to know the size variations of breast lumps.

Material and Methods: We studied 81 patients presenting with palpable breast lump in the 6 months from 1st Aug 2016 to 30th Jan 2016, in the OPD Of AIMS, Dewas that were sent to dept of pathology for FNAC for further evaluation.

Results: We found that benign breast lesions were most common category followed by malignant lesions and then inflammatory lesions.

Conclusion: FNAC is quick, reliable, diagnostic and often done without any complication.

Keywords: Breast lump, Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC), Prevalence of breast diseases.

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Dr Mustafa Ali

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