Diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in patients with breast lump

Aim:to find out the diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) in patients with breast lump by using histopathology as gold standard. methods:this cross sectional study was conducted at the department of surgery d.g khan hospital d.g khan from june 2014 to may 2015. total 100 female patients with breast lump diagnosed clinically,having age from 20 to 60 years were included in the study. results:mean age of the patients was 36.15±9.75 years. histopathological diagnosis of breast lesions showed 28(28%) malignant and 72(72%) benign cases. true positive (tp) were recorded as 25(25%),9(9%) false positive (fp),5(5%) false negative (fn) and 68(68%) as true negative (tn),sensitivity was 83.33%,specificity was 87.14%,positive predictive value (ppv) was 73.53% and negative predictive value (npv) was 92.42%. conclusion:the evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in a breast lump using histopathology as gold standard shows a greater sensitivity and specificity,less invasive and cost effective procedure for the diagnosis.