IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-7-12-17447 Original Research Paper Fine needle aspiration cytology of paediatric solid tumors and its histopathological correlation. Ranu Roy Biswas Dr. Dr.Abhishek Sharma Dr. December 2018 7 12 01 02 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 brilliant accuracy