Comparison of Mammography and Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Breast Lesions with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology – A Cross Sectional Study in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
Abstract:BACKGROUND Breast cancer is the second most common malignancy and most common among women next to lung cancer. A small lump in the breast leads to great physical, emotional, and psychological trauma to the victim and as well as family. In addition to clinical examination, imaging modalities like mammography (MG), ultrasonography (USG), cytological diagnosis by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and tissue diagnosis were used for the diagnosis. These diagnostic techniques have certain pitfalls in addition t… Show more
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