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Research Paper | Pathology | India | Volume 6 Issue 4, April 2017

Correlation of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology and Histopathology in Breast Lesions: Five Years Study

Gayathri Purushothaman | Radhika Arumugam Rangaraj

Abstract: This retrospective study aim at the correlation of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) of Breast lumps with Histopathology.461 cases were compared and found a sensitivity of 97.49 %, specificity 99.23 %, Positive Predictive value of 98.98 % and Negative Predictive value of 98.11 %. FNAC results were very well correlated with histopathology and it can be combined with ancillary techniques to increase the diagnostic accuracy.

Keywords: FNAC, Correlation, Histopathology, Breast lumps

Edition: Volume 6 Issue 4, April 2017,

Pages: 1845 - 1847