A relative study of fine needle aspiration cytology and core needle biopsy with histopathological examination of breast lumps in tribal population of east-Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the results of FNAC and CNB in breast masses with HPE in MGM Medical College, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. Materials and Methods: This study consisted of 130 cases having palpable breast lumps collected from our outpatients department during the period september, 2013 to june, 2015. FANC, CNB and surgical biopsies were done by the surgeon and their results were compared. Results: The correct diagnosis in FNAC was 116 (89.23%) cases, while the correct diagnosis in CNB was 118 (90.77%). Conclusion: This study presented almost equal detection rates by FNAC and CNB when comparing with HPE. Both procedures are reliable, simple, easy, safe and cheap. So combined techniques could be used as a reliable alternative to surgical biopsy of breast lumps.