Clinicocytopathological study of breast lump in the non-malignant categories

Authors

  • Sunil Vitthalrao Jagtap Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad - 415 110, Maharashtra, India.
  • Ruchita Rakesh Nihalani Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra, India
  • Saswati Boral

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2018.5.1.22

Keywords:

Benign breast lesions, breast lump, cytopathology breast

Abstract

Background: Benign breast lesions are common clinical presentation in women. The early detection and diagnosis play an important role in the treatment of various breast lesions.
Aims and Objectives: The aim is to study various cytological changes in non-malignant breast lesions and its clinical correlation.
Materials and Methods: This is prospective, observational, analytical study in a consecutive 50 cases of breast lump at tertiary care hospital.
Results: A total of 50 breast lumps were studied for fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Among which, 48 patients were female and 2 were male. The age range was from 15 to 62 years. The common age group affected was in 21–30 years of age. The most common clinical presentation was breast lump followed by pain in the breast. The left side breast was more affected (56%) than the right side. Among non-malignant breast lesions, fibroadenoma (48%) was common diagnosis, followed by mastitis (28%), fibrocystic change (10%), papilloma (4%), gynecomastia (4%), lipoma (2%), simple cyst (2%), and benign phyllodes (2%). The cytological diagnosiswas correlated with histopathology which showed accuracy in 91.66%.
Conclusion: In our study, benign breast lesion of fibroadenoma was the most common benign breast lesion and the younger age group 21–30 years was found most commonly affected. FNAC is also very useful in diagnosing inflammatory lesions so that they can be treated as early as possible.

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Author Biographies

Sunil Vitthalrao Jagtap, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad - 415 110, Maharashtra, India.

Department of Pathology

Ruchita Rakesh Nihalani, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra, India

Department of Pathology

Saswati Boral

Department of Pathology, Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Karad, Maharashtra, India

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Published

2018-03-30

How to Cite

Sunil Vitthalrao Jagtap, Ruchita Rakesh Nihalani, & Saswati Boral. (2018). Clinicocytopathological study of breast lump in the non-malignant categories. Asian Pacific Journal of Health Sciences, 5(1), 107–110. https://doi.org/10.21276/apjhs.2018.5.1.22

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