EFFICACY OF MODIFIED TRIPLE TEST IN THE ASSESSMENT OF BREAST LUMP IN A RURAL MEDICAL COLLEGE

Dr.  Agrawal Puneet; Dr. Agrawal Ajay

Volume : VI, Issue : X, October - 2016

EFFICACY OF MODIFIED TRIPLE TEST IN THE ASSESSMENT OF BREAST LUMP IN A RURAL MEDICAL COLLEGE

Dr. Agrawal Puneet, Dr. Agrawal Ajay

Abstract :

Back Ground– Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in Indian females after carcinoma cervix. The main complaint of the patient is a lump in the east. The diagnosis depends on the triple test which includes Clinical Breast Examination (CBE), Mamography and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology(FNAC). As mammography is not easily available at every hospital especially at rural level, we decided to include ultrasonography (USG) of east instead of mammography for the diagnosis of Carcinoma Breast. This is known as modified triple test. Material & Method–50 female patients having east lump presenting in the Out Patient Department of General surgery, F.H. Medical College & Hospital, Tundla Firozabad wef September 2015 till August 2016 were included in this study. All patients underwent CBE, USG & FNAC and the results were evaluated. These results were compared with excisional biopsy and histopathological examination. Result– Accuracy of modified triple test was confirmed in our study by histopathological examination. Conclusion–Modified triple test is cost effective, easily done on outpatient basis, widely applicable and has a reliable diagnostic approach in palpable east lumps.