COMPARATIVE STUDY OF FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY (FNAC) AND PATHOLOGY OF BREAST MASS AT KHON KAEN HOSPITAL

Abstract

Breast cancer is the most important malignant disease in female worldwide and also in Thailand. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the essential tools in the diagnosis and management of breast diseases. Objectives:To determine the correlation of cytological and pathological results in breast lesions at Khon Kaen hospital Materials and Methods: A retrospective of 1380 consecutive patients undergoing fine needle aspiration cytology from January 2006 to December 2012 was received to identify breast lesionsand reviewed by one pathologist.Categorical variables were summarized as counts and percentages. Results: Malignancy was found in 117 cases (8.48% of total cases), benign 619 cases (44.85%) and inconclusive due to unsatisfactory specimens 644 cases (46.67%). There were 480 cases followed by tissue biopsy. When comparison with the result of tissue biopsy, the malignancy was found in 104 cases (21.66%of total biopsy cases), benign 188 cases ( 39.17 %) and no tissue biopsy result due to no further evaluation 188 cases (39.17% of total biopsy cases)