A study of various FNAC finding of the breast lump at tertiary health care center
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2019, Vol 6, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: There is increasing awareness with associated anxiety and stress among women, who perceive every symptom in breast as cancer, compelling them to seek medical advice. Aims and Objectives: to study various FNAC finding of the breast lump at tertiary health care center. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the department of pathology of a tertiary health care centre during the one year period i.e. June 2017 to June 2018, in the one year period with suspected breast lump, written explained consent sent to pathology department for cytological evaluation (FNAC), all such samples were stained after standard pathological procedure and evaluated by expert pathologist for the various lesions like Benign, malignant etc. the data collected was entered to excel sheets and presented in the tabular expressed in percentages . Result: The various cytological lesions were i.e. Fibrocystic disease in 7.55%, followed by Benign proliferative breast diseases (BPBD) With atypia in 16.98%, Without atypia in -20.75%, With granulomatous reaction/Mastitis in 16.98%, Galactocele in 7.55%, Cystic lesions in 1.89%, Lactational changes. In 5.66%, Gynecomastia in 3.77%, Intraductal Papilloma in 1.89%, Fibroadenoma in 7.55%. Over all the benign lesions present in 90.57%. Overall the malignant lesions present in 7.55% only the various malignant lesion found were Pleomorphic Ductal Malignancy, Ductal Malignancy with Axillary Metastasis, Ductal Malignancy with Inflammation, Invasive Lobular Carcinoma 1.89% in each respectively. Conclusion: In the cytology overall the benign lesions were more common i.e. Fibrocystic disease, Benign proliferative breast diseases, Cystic lesions and in malignancy Pleomorphic Ductal Malignancy, Ductal Malignancy, Invasive Lobular Carcinoma etc.
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Chandra Shekhar Jha, P K Chaudhary
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