STUDY OF CYTOMORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES OF MYXOID SOFT TISSUE LESIONS BY FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was initiallyconceived as a means to confirm a clinical suspicion of localrecurrence or metastasis of known cancer without subjectingthe patient to further surgical intervention.[1]In 1998, Akerman M highlighted the benefits of FNA whencompared with core needle or open surgical biopsy.The mostimportant were rapid preliminary diagnosis, no need forhospitalization and anaesthesia, negligible complicationsand fear for tumour cell spread.[2]Soft tissue can be defined as nonepithelial extra skeletaltissue of the body exclusive of the reticuloendothelial system,glia,and supporting tissue of various parenchymal organs.[3]Myxoid tumours of soft tissue are a heterogeneous group oftumours characterized by their abundant mucoid/myxoidextracellular matrix. [4]Soft tissue tumors (STT) is a very wide area of interest , butcytologically,relatively less discovered.[5]FNAC is relatively painless,produces a speedy result and is acheap procedure and has a good sensitivity and specificity indiagnosing primary and metastatic STT.[6]Except to categorise STT, FNAC is proved effective indifferentiating benign and malignant STTs.[7]Aim of the present study was to assess the spectrum of Softtissue lesion with myxoid change on cytology and to estimatethe sensitivity and specificity of FNAC in diagnosis of softtissue lesions with myxoid change.