Background.
Fine needle aspiration cytology is a simple, relatively accurate, non-invasive, and cost-effective method of diagnosing most breast pathologies.
To date, there is no sufficient data depicting the distribution of breast lesions detected by fine needle aspiration cytology in our healthcare setting..
Gently strip subareolar area and nipple with thumb and forefinger.
When secretion occurs, allow pea sized drop to accumulate on apex of nipple.
Place slide on nipple and then draw slide quickly across nipple.
Fix slide IMMEDIATELY with spray fixative..
FNAC is a reliable, fast and accurate diagnostic method for the assessment of breast lumps.
It has few manageable complications and can be done on outpatient basis..
Breast cytology (fine-needle aspiration, nipple discharge smear, and touch preparation) accurately identifies benign, atypical, and malignant pathological changes in breast specimens.Dec 15, 2015.
Causes of breast lumps include: Fibrocystic changes: Tiny, fluid-filled sacs and fibrous (rubbery) tissue can feel like a lump.
Breast cysts: Fluid-filled sacs can form when fluid becomes trapped in your milk ducts.
Cysts are common in people who haven't experienced menopause..
Background: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a simple, quick and inexpensive method that is used to sample superficial masses like those found in the neck and is usually performed in the outpatient clinic..
Cytology tests are different from biopsy tests because only a few cells are needed, instead of a tissue sample.
Compared to doing a biopsy, getting a cytology sample is usually:
Using fine-needle aspiration to draw a fluid sample from an area in your body.
For some types of cytology tests that involve tissue samples, the healthcare provider who took the sample smears or spreads it on glass microscope slides.
These slides are known as smears.
They then send the smears to a pathology laboratory.
Breastcytopathology, also breast cytology, is a relatively small part of cytopathology, as core biopsies are more in style.
This article deals only with breast cytopathology.
An introduction to cytopathology is in the cytopathologyarticle.
Contents 1Overview 1.1Common indications 1.2Pitfalls 1.3Malignancy - the short version 2Normal breast .
There are two main kinds, or branches, of cytology: exfoliative cytology and intervention cytology.
Healthcare providers can use cytology tests for almost all areas of your body.
Some common types of cytology tests include:.
1) Gynecologic cytology..
2) Urinary cytology.
3) Breast cytology..
4) Thyroid cytology..
5) Lymph node cytology..
6) Respiratory .
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