Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: August | Volume: 7 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 203-207
Retrospective Analysis of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Procedure at Tertiary Care Rural Hospital
Bharat Ghodke1, Monal Chaudhari2#, Kumar Sharp3#
1Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Government Medical College and Civil Hospital, Jalgaon
2Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr. Vasantrao Pawar Medical College Hospital and Research Center, Nashik.
3MBBS undergraduate student, Government Medical College and Civil Hospital, Jalgaon
#Both authors have contributed equally in the article and must be considered as second co-authors.
Corresponding Author: Monal Chaudhari
ABSTRACT
Breast lump is one of the commonest presentations of breast diseases. The diagnosis of breast diseases can be achieved like in other clinical conditions using patient history, physical examination and cytological investigation among others. A palpable breast lump is a common diagnostic problem to both general practitioners and surgeons. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a valuable tool and can be used to evaluate all palpable and nonpalpable mammographically evident breast lesions. It has become popular as a valuable tool in preoperative assessment of breast masses, and it shows high accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity. It has gained popularity due to its fast and easy approach, being inexpensive, and can be performed with little complications. Early definitive diagnosis is required for initiation of the treatment. FNAC procedure and cytological data of 46 female patients (14-70 years age group) with palpable breast lump were utilized in this study which had taken place over a period of one year between October 2018 to October 2019 in a tertiary care rural hospital. The final procedure was determined so as to maintain maximum accuracy and patient’s interest. Fibroadenoma and intraductal carcinoma were the most common diagnosed benign and malignant breast lesions. Malignant tumours were absent below age of 30 years. Benign proliferative breast disease was distributed among almost all age groups.
Keywords: breast lump; FNAC; fibroadenoma; intraductal carcinoma; cytological investigation
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