Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
Research Article
A Study of Age wise Spectrum of Breast Lump Biopsies with FNAC Correlation a 3-Year Experience from a Tertiary Health Care Centre
Author(s): Dr. Pratibha Patil* and Dr. Sridhar H
Introduction: Breast cancer is the commonest malignancy in women worldwide and leading cause of death from cancer in women. So the preoperative evaluation of breast lumps is an essential part of the management of breast lesions. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a well-accepted procedure and is a valuable tool in the diagnosis and patient management of breast lesions. It has high diagnostic accuracy. This helps the clinician in planning the correct surgical or medical treatment.
Aim: Correlation of breast lump FNAC with biopsies
Materials and Methods: 3 years retrospective study of 90 patients attending outpatient department of M.S.RAMAIAH Medical College from JAN 2015 to DEC 2017 presented with breast lump in women, who underwent FNAC in the Department of Pathology were correlated with histopathology in 90 cases.
Results: Out of 90 cases 67 benign and .. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/2157-7099.21.12.587
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