The chest wall comprises the muscles, bones, joints, and soft tissues situated between the neck and the abdomen.Pathologic process may involve

the chest wall, including.Congenital and developmental anomalies,Inflammatory and infectious diseases,Soft tissue tumours and bone tumour.

MATERIAL & METHODS

Aspiration was performed with 22 or 23 gauge needle attached to a 20ml disposable syringe total of 50 cases were studied.

Smears were May–Grunwald Giemsa (MGG) stained. Whenever needed, Ziehl–Neelsen staining was done.

RESULT

Ÿ Adequate smears were obtained in 48 cases (96%)

Ÿ Cytological diagnosis rendered were as followsŸ

Three (6%) cases were malignant

Ÿ Two (04%) cases were of benign spindle cell lesion.

Ÿ Four (08%) cases were of tuberculosis.

Ÿ Ten (20%) cases were of gynaecomastia.

Ÿ Nine (18%) cases were of inclusion cyst

CONCLUSION

It could be concluded that fine needle aspiration cytology of male chest wall lesion is a useful and safe and diagnostic procedure. Complications

were minimal.However in some cases, histological verification ,clinicoradiological correlation and ancillary techniques will required.