A total of 243 cases were included in the study of breast lesions. Study included prospective analysis which was done for one year. All patients were subjected to FNAC. Cytological study was done in all cases and histopathological correlation was achieved in 39 cases. A 23 gauge needle using 20 cc syringe was used for aspiration.

RESULTS

Out of 243 cases, 5 aspirates (2.06%) were considered inadequate in females due to hypocellularity, aspiration, smearing and staining errors. So, a total of 238 cases were included in the present study.  212 cases (89.06%) were females, out of these, 188 (88.68%) were benign and 20 cases (9.43%) were malignant and 4 cases (1.89%) were suspicious of malignancy. 26 cases were males (10.09%).

CONCLUSION

 FNAC is an essential component in the preoperative management of breast lesions. Preoperative categorization of breast lesions is very important for management of the patient. Success of FNAC depends upon factors like aspirator’s experience, skillful cytological interpretation and correlation of cytological and clinical information of the patient. Histological correlation indicated FNAC to be a good diagnostic tool.