Nayema Akther Khan¹, Md. Amjad Hossain Khan², Shamim Akther Mimi³
1. Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, NEMC, Sylhet
2. Professor, Dept. of Pathology, SOMC, Sylhet
3. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology, SOMC, Sylhet
Abstract
Objective: The purposes of this study were to determine the accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology and to compare the findings with others in the diagnosis of breast lesions.
Methods & Patients: A total of 75 cases from August 2004 to July 2005 who had a palpable breast lump were subjected to fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and subsequent open biopsy.
Results: The findings of FNAC showed effective role in the diagnosis of breast lumps. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and accuracy were 92.31%, 97.50%, 97.30%, 92.86% and 94.94% respectively.
Conclusion: This study was mostly consistent with others published in the literature. FNAC is a valuable investigation in patient with palpable breast lesions.
Key words: Carcinoma of breast, cancer diagnosis, FNAC.