Pathological spectrum of space-occupying lesions of liver on fine needle aspiration cytology - A diagnostic challenge
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Pathology - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Liver is an important organ for metabolism of body and is also a drainage site for many organs. Therefore it becomes affected in many benign, malignant and inflammatory conditions and performing ultrasound guided FNAC helps to diagnose cases with 90-95% accuracy and minimize the requirement of biopsy. Aims: To evaluate the efficacy of ultrasound guided FNAC and to look for various spectrum of diseases affecting liver. Material and methods: A total of 120 cases underwent ultrasound guided FNAC, in whom lesion/pathology in the liver was suspected and hepatic mass was confirmed on radiological examination. This study was performed on admitted and OPD patients of Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli from November 2014 to May 2016. Results: Of the total 120 cases, 74.13% were neoplastic and 17.24% were non-neoplastic. 8.63% cases were inadequate for cytological evaluation. Among malignant cases, majority were metastatic adenocarcinoma followed by hepatocellular carcinoma. Conclusion: Categorization of liver lesions into malignant or benign can be done on the basis of FNAC with high accuracy. Guided FNAC is very useful in diagnosis of different hepatic lesions as the procedure is simple and safe, cost effective and accurate method for cytological diagnosis of hepatic lesions. Results are obtained quickly without serious complications related to the procedure.
Authors and Affiliations
Rajesh Chandan, Sujata Giriyan, Ganesh BD, Akanksha Agrawal
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