OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to evaluate the accuracy of sub-classification of breast diseases using Fine Needle Aspiration cytology (FNAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS A one-year prospective study of 180 consecutive patients with palpable breast lesions who underwent FNAC and subsequently open surgical biopsy for histological confirmation. FNAC was used to sub-classify breast lesions and the...

BACKGROUND Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a well-established diagnostic technique in adult mass lesions but a comparatively new technique to pediatric lesions. AIM The current study aims to evaluate the role of FNAC in pediatric age with special reference to pediatric tumors. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A retrospective study of FNAC in children ≤ 18 years of age presenting with mass les...

Aim of the study: To highlight the importance of cell-block study in combination with FNAC in the diagnosis of different thyroid lesions. Patients and methods: This study was a retrospective study of 85 Egyptian patients with thyroid swellings, coming to cytopathology unit, faculty of medicine, Zagazig U:niversity. FNAC and cell-blocks were performed for each case. Cytological results of FNAC w...

Breast carcinoma is the leading cause of cancer death in women. Most of the time breast carcinoma presents as breast lump. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a convenient and rapid preoperative diagnostic procedure. In this prospective study, FNAC was performed in patients presenting with breast lump and its findings were correlated with histopathological findings. Out of total 200 cases...

Leprosy is primarily a disease of the peripheral nerves and a technique that is simpler than nerve biopsy is required to evaluate nerve involvement, especially in pure neuritic (PN) leprosy. This study was designed to evaluate the role of FNAC of the nerve in the diagnosis and classification of leprosy. A prospective study was carried out on 25 patients with clinically active leprosy and at lea...

Introduction Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women. FNAC is simple, rapid and safe method to diagnose breast lumps. FNAC has high sensitivity, specificity and accuracy.Objectives The aim of study was to correlate the FNAC diagnosis with histopathology and to find out the pattern of breast lump, sensitivity and specificity of FNAC in diagnosis of breast lumps in our institution...

Breast lumps in women are a common clinical problem that requires rapid and accurate diagnosis with an important aim of excluding any malignancy. Careful evaluation, exact diagnosis and definite treatment are mandatory for managing breast lumps. This study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) for diagnosis of breast lumps in women. 100 patients were e...

Currently, accurate diagnosis of breast lesions depends on a triple assessment approach comprising clinical, imaging and pathologic examinations. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is widely adopted for the pathologic assessment because of its accurracy and ease of use. While much has been written about the atypical and maliganant categories of FNAC diagnosis, little covers the non-malignan...

Despite the fact that CNB has been progressively replaced by FNAC in the investigation of nonpalpable lesions or microcalcifications without a clinical or radiological mass lesion, FNAC has yet a role in palpable lesions provided it is associated with the triple diagnosis and experienced cytologist. In these conditions, FNAC is a safe, effective, economical, and accurate technique for breast ca...