Journal of AdvancedMedical and Dental Sciences Research

Background: The diagnosis of breast lesion is very important for achieving best results. It includes multi-disciplinary approach such as clinical and radiological findings in conjunction with FNAC features. The present study was conducted to analyze the effectiveness of FNAC in detecting breast masses. Materials & Methods: The present study included 40 women presented to the department of obstectrics and gynaecology with complain of breast lump. 10ml of plastic disposable syringe and disposable needles of 23-24 gauge was used for fine needle aspiration cytology and it was stained with H & E and Giemsa stain. Results: Age group 31- 40 years consisted of 7 patients, 41-50 years had 13 patients and 51-60 years comprised of 20 patients. The difference was significant (P- 0.01). Out of 40 patients, 24 had benign lesions and 16 had malignant lesions. Maximum benign lesions (12) were seen in age group 31-40 years and maximum malignant lesions (9) were seen in age group 51-60 years. The difference was significant (P- 0.02). Cytological diagnosis were abscess (1), Granulomatous mastitis (1), Fibroadenoma (14), Epithelail hyperplasia (4), Simple cyst (3), Fibrocystic disease (1), Ductal hyperplasia with atypia (1), Papilloma (11) and Ductal carcinoma (4). Conclusion: Fine needle aspiration cytology is a reliable tool in detecting breast lesions. It should be considered routine diagnostic method in patients with breast lump. There is high correlation with histopathological findings.
Key words: Breast cancer, Fibroadenoma, Fine needle aspiration cytology.

Corresponding author: Dr. Poonam Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology,  TSM Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

This article may be cited as: Gupta G, Singh P. Effectiveness of fine needle aspiration cytology in detecting breast lesions.  J Adv Med Dent Scie Res 2017;5(4):114-116.