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.Nov 10, 2020.
The cytological diagnosis of fibroadenomas is often obvious at low power with characteristic large frond-like epithelial groups with peripheral fingerlike projections.
At high power this epithelium is composed of closely packed, uniform cells with an irregular honeycomb appearance..
According to the IAC classification system, there are five categories of cytological diagnoses for breast lesions: (.
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..
Currently, accurate diagnosis of breast lesions depends on a triple assessment approach comprising clinical, imaging and pathologic examinations.
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is widely adopted for the pathologic assessment because of its accurracy and ease of use.
Other methods include:
Refers mainly to fine needle aspiration cytology (FNA) and also includes ,cytologic examination of imprint, nipple discharge and ductal lavage .
Touch imprint cytology of core needle biopsy:
