Abstract
Background: Male breast lesions are uncommon. Gynaecomastia is most frequently seen. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is used as a primary diagnostic modality. 7
Aims and Objective: This study aims to evaluate cytomorphology of male breast lesions and their prevalence.
Material and Method: This is a 3 year retro-prospective study from October 2015 to 2018 in Department of Pathology G R Medical College, Gwalior. 90 FNACs were performed and data was summarized and compared statistically.
Result: Out of 90 cases, 89 were benign and one case was diagnosed as malignancy. Most frequent diagnosis was gynaecomastia (87.7%), followed by fat necrosis (3.3%). Granulomatous mastitis (1.1%), gynaecomastia with atypia (1.1%) and gynaecomastia with metaplastic changes (1.1%) was reported in one case each. In 3 cases FNAC was inconclusive.
Conclusion: Gynaecomastia is the most common male breast lesion. FNAC provides a reliable diagnosis in majority of the cases.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Sunita Rai
Assistant Professor, Department of pathology, G. R. Medical College, Gwalior, MP, India
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i6.02
