Shahid Nisar, Arshad Amin, Zafar Iqbal, Mian Tauseefuddin, Gul Sharif.
Sensitivity of fine Needle Aspiration vs Core Biopsy in the Diagnosis of Palpable Breast Lesions.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;14(3):71-3.

Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity of trucut Biopsy (CB) in comparison the Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) For Preoperative Diagnosis Of Clinically Palpabe Breast Lesion. Study Design: Prospective comparative study. Place & Duration: It was conducted at Bacha Khan Medical Complex Shahmansoor Swabi from 1st Jan, 2011 to 31st December 2015. A total of 100 cases were included in the study. Result: Out of 100 cases on FNAC Vs Trucut Biopsy benign cases were 60 Vs 69, Malignant cases were 18 Vs 22 and equivocal cases were 22 Vs 9. Not even a single case was equivocal on histopathology examination which is considered as Glod Standards. False begin cases on FNAC Vs Trucut Biopsy were 9 Vs 5, while false malignant cases were 13 Vs 4. There were neither false positive cases on FNAC nor on Trucut Biopsy. This study shows sensitivity of FNAC Vs TCB for benign lesions is 82.1% Vs 94.5% and for malignant lesions is 66.6% Vs 81.48%. Conclusion: Trucut Biopsy is more sensitive than FNAC in preoperative diagnosis of palpable breast lesions. It also provides the information about tumor grade, tumor types, receptor status and helps in planning the Neoadjuvant treatment for advanced carcinoma of the breast.

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