DOI: 10.36347/sasjs.2018.v04i05.009

Pages: 114-117

All the breast lesions are not malignant, the diagnosis of breast lesions can be done by combination of fine needle aspiration cytology, tru-cut biopsy for better diagnostic purpose due to their accuracy. To compare fine needle aspiration cytology with Tru-cut Biopsy accuracy in breast lesions. 60 female patients (11-74 years age group) with palpable breast lump were utilized to compare the fine needle aspiration cytology with Tru-cut Biopsy to rule out clinically palpable breast lump was carried out in Fathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh. We have noted 22 benign lesions (36.4%) out of which fibroadenoma being the most common benign lesion and 38 malignant lesions (63.33%) of which infiltrating ductal carcinoma being the most common malignant lesion that presented for needle aspiration. The benign breast lesions on histopathological examination were fibrocystic disease-3 cases; sero-cystic disease-1 case; and fibro adenoma-18 cases were noted (Table-3). The morphology of malignancy breast lesions on histopathological examination were infiltrating ductal carcinoma-34 cases; Lobular carcinoma-2 cases; Non filtrating carcinoma-1case; infiltrating papillary carcinoma-1 case were noted in the present study. Fine needle aspiration cytology having more positive predictive value due to its low cost, easy to perform and having more diagnostic accuracy.