Fine needle aspiration cytology of paediatric solid tumors and its histopathological correlation.

Dr. Ranu Roy Biswas; Dr Subrata Pal; Dr.Abhishek Sharma; Dr. Madhumita Mukhapadhyay

Volume : VII, Issue : XII, December - 2018

Fine needle aspiration cytology of paediatric solid tumors and its histopathological correlation.

Dr. Ranu Roy Biswas, Dr Subrata Pal, Dr. Abhishek Sharma, Dr. Madhumita Mukhapadhyay

Abstract :

Pediatric solid tumors compose wide range of lesions of various organs. It often causes diagnostic challenge in cytological diagnosis as well as in small biopsy. The present study was undertaken to evaluate role of the cytologic diagnosis of pediatric tumors and to compare with histopathology diagnosis. This study was conducted over a period of five years on 86 cases of pediatric solid tumors, which were evaluated by FNAC. Sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic efficacy were calculated using histopathology as gold standard. On cytological evaluation, malignant cases (74 cases, 86.05%) outnumbered the benign cases (12 cases, 13.95%). We found one false positive and four false negative cases in comparison to histology. Sensitivity and specificity of the present study were 94.59% and 92.31% respectively. Diagnostic accuracy was 94.31% in respect to correct diagnosis.. FNAC is proved as quick, economic and safe procedure in diagnosing ovarian masses with illiant accuracy