Open AccessThe role of fine needle aspiration cytology in triple assessment of patients with malignant breast lumps
Author(s) -
Aloysius UgwuOlisa Ogbuanya,
SNnamdi Anyanwu,
EFestus Iyare,
CGregory Nwigwe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nigerian journal of surgery/nigerian journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7100
pISSN - 1117-6806
DOI - 10.4103/njs.njs_50_19
Subject(s) - breast lumps , medicine , malignancy , breast cancer , radiology , biopsy , cytology , fine needle aspiration , fine needle aspiration cytology , cancer , predictive value , pathology
Breast cancer is the leading female malignancy in the world and now the most common cancer in Nigeria. The evaluation of patients with breast cancer requires stepwise diagnostic approach to achieve a combined diagnostic information required to make an enhanced decision on how best to approach management. The aim of this study is to evaluate the role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the triple assessment of patients with malignant breast lumps in our center.