To correlate the Modified Triple Test (MTT) for palpable breast mass with histopathology.

Dr. Madhu Lata Rana; Dr. Subhash Chandra Sharma

Volume : VII, Issue : IX, September - 2018

To correlate the Modified Triple Test (MTT) for palpable breast mass with histopathology.

Dr. Madhu Lata Rana, Dr. Subhash Chandra Sharma

Abstract :

Discrete east mass in young women are common cause of anxiety though majority of these lesion are benign.It is frightful experience for the patient to undergo invasive procedure i.e. biopsy of east mass. So there is obvious need of such diagnostic tool which is noninvasive or minimally invasive, quick , reliable , equivalent or nearly equivalent to current existing diagnostic procedure to avoid unnecessary biopsy, reduce patients anxiety and cost effective.Aims and objective–To study the role of modified triple test in the diagnosis of palpable east mass.Material and method– The study was a prospective study done in tertiary care center Dehradun from June 2017 to June 2018. It was carried out in the department of surgery in SGRRIM and HS and included 148 patients who presented with palpable east mass. Patients who were already diagnosed case of carcinoma east were excluded from the study. Thorough clinical examination of east was done. All the patients were investigated firstly by sonomammography then FNAC.Either core biopsy or excisional biopsy of east mass was done in all the cases. Findings were recorded and data analysis was done. Sonomammography report was recorded according BIRADS protocol besides giving probable diagnosis. Breast mass histopathology (HPE) report was considered to be gold standard and all the results were compared with HPE of the same east mass.Result: results of MTT is comparable with histopathology of the same east mass. Conclusion: modified triple test is sufficient and reliable investigation for diagnosing palpable east mass and biopsy of east mass should be reserved only for doubtful cases.