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Study to Determine Positive Predictive Value of FNAC with Respect to the Post‐Operative Histopathology Reports in Patients with Breast Carcinoma

Ghanashyam A. Ingle, Kaveri Shankar Palwe, Jayant S. Pednekar, Anuradha Panchal, Krishna Chaitanya and Gangadhar L. Anmod
Page: 146-150 | Received 17 Sep 2024, Published online: 13 Nov 2024

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Breast cancer is the most common site‐specific cancer in women and is the leading cause of death from cancer for women aged 20‐59 years. Present study was aimed to study Positive Predictive Value of FNAC with respect to the Post‐operative Histopathology Reports in patients with Breast Carcinoma. Present study was single‐center, prospective, observational study, conducted in patients of age between 20‐90 years, both genders, with breast lumps and FNAC positive reports, who belong to clinical Stage I, Stage II and Stage III disease. The data used in the study was obtained from 50 cases that were evaluated. Mean Age was 49.66±14.53 years. It was seen in the study that majority of patients had menarche between 12‐13 years (48%). Mean Age of menarche was 11.98±1.26 years. Pain/ Discomfort was noted in 44% of the patients. 38% of cases had lump size of <3cm2. 64% of the patients had the lump in the upper and outer quadrant. 76% of the cases did not have any fixity to the skin or underlying structures. Nipple retraction was noted in 48% of the cases while nipple discharge was noted in only 32% of the cases studied. 68% of the cases presented with positive axillary lymph nodes. Only in 30% of the cases, Peau‐d‐orange appearance of the skin was noted. About 60% showed infiltrating ductal carcinoma on FNAC, while 38% FNAC were suggestive of malignancy in the present study. The present study shows that FNAC could pick up only 60.5% of Infiltrating Ductal Carcinomas and could not give results for Infiltrating Lobular Carcinoma or Medullary Carcinomas. FNAC was highly effective in diagnosing malignancy and was highly sensitive.

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Ghanashyam A. Ingle, Kaveri Shankar Palwe, Jayant S. Pednekar, Anuradha Panchal, Krishna Chaitanya and Gangadhar L. Anmod. Study to Determine Positive Predictive Value of FNAC with Respect to the Post‐Operative Histopathology Reports in Patients with Breast Carcinoma.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.12.146.150
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