Background: Brea st i s h o st to ma n y d i sea se s wh i ch ra n g e f ro m b en i g n a n d ma l ig n a n t n eo p la sm' s, in fla mma to ry co n d i tio n s to in fec tio n s, mo st o f wh i ch p re se n t a s lu mp s in th e b rea st . B rea st lu mp s a r e o n e o f th e co m mo n e s t co mp la in s en co u n te red i n su rg i ca l OPD 's wh i ch ma ke s i t i mp o rta n t to d if fe ren tia t e b e t wee n b en ig n a n d ma l ig n a n t co n d it io n s b efo r e tr ea t in g it . Th e su c ce s sf u l d ia g n o si s o f th e d i se a se i s b a sed o n a th o ro u g h u n d er sta n d in g o f n o r ma l a n a to my, p h ys io lo g i c a n d p a th o lo g ic f ea tu re s o f th e b r ea s t. S u cce s s in su rg ica l ma n a g emen t o f p a t ien t ca n b e co n v en ien tl y d ivid ed in to th ree p h a se sPre , in t ra a n d p o st o p e ra t ive . Vi ta l ly i mp o rta n t i s th e p reo p era ti ve d e ci sio n ma kin g a n d p la n n in g . An exp e r tly p er fo r med o p e ra tio n fo r a w ro n g r ea so n i s s ti ll a b a d o p era t io n . Th e fo u n d a t io n o f th i s s u cce s s i s th o ro u g h kn o w led g e o f su rg ica l a n a to my a n d p a th o lo g y. Va r io u s d ia g n o st ic me t h o d s h a v e b een d ev elo p ed to e va lu a te th e b rea st lu mp s w ith th e g o a l o f id en t if yin g a se n si ti ve, sp e cif ic, ef fi cie n t a n d eco n o mi ca l a p p r o a ch to d ia g n o se b rea st ca n ce r. Ph y s ica l exa m in a t io n , ma mmo g ra p h y, T ru -cu t b io p sy (Co re n e ed le b io p s y ), u lt ra so n o g ra p h y, th e rm o g ra p h y, F NA C o p en e xci sio n b io p s y a re a l l u sed to g r ea t er o r le ss er ext en t in d ia g n o st ic wo rku p o f a p a lp a b le b r ea s t ma s s. Va rio u s co mb in a t io n s o f th e se a p p ro a ch e s h a ve b een stu d ied a n d h a ve b een fo u n d to in c rea se th e sp ec if ic ity a n d sen si ti vi ty o v e r th a t o f a n y o n e t e st a lo n e. Fin e Ne ed le A sp i ra t io n Cy to lo g y h a s b een p ro v ed to b e o f g rea t va lu e i n th e d ia g n o s is o f b rea st lu mp s, a p a rt f ro m b ein g co s t e ffe ct ive, i t i s a l so si mp le a n d q u i ck wh il e p ro vid in g th e c yto lo g i ca l d ia g n o si s. FN A C i s o f ten u sed a s a fi r st p rio ri ty in v es ti g a tio n in p a ti en t s wi th b rea st lu mp . zo b ta in in g h i sto p a th o lo g ica l d ia g n o si s. I t i s re la ti ve ly ea sy a n d ca n b e p er fo rm ed o n a n o u tp a ti en t b a s is . I t a l so a vo id s u n n ec e ssa ry ex ci sio n a l b io p s y. Th i s s tu d y i s a im ed to fi n d o u t th e sen si ti vi ty a n d sp eci fi ci ty o f F NA C a n d Tru -cu t b io p s y wi th re sp ec t to c lin ic a lly p a lp a b l e b r ea s t l u mp s b y co mp a r in g it wi th th e h i stop a th o lo g i ca l ( g ro s s sp ec imen ) r ep o r t s. Aim s a n d Ob j ec tiv es o f t h e s tu d y. To f in d th e s en si tiv i ty a n d sp e ci fic it y o f F N AC a n d T ru -cu t b ...
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