COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN FNAC AND TRUCUT BIOPSY IN CLINICALLY SUSPICIOUS PALPABLE BREAST LESIONS.

Aims and objectives: To compare the results of ne needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and Tru-cut biopsy in order to detect pathology in clinically suspicious palpable breast lumps in outpatient setting. Furthermore, to evaluate the diagnostic usefulness of further histopathological details obtained with tru-cut biopsy, and its effect on preoperative planning of surgical treatment. A total of 50 women who presented to surgery OPD from January 2023 to December 2023 with Material and methods: clinically suspicious palpable breast lump at tertiary care medical college hospital in central Rajasthan, India were included in this prospective study. After detailed history and physical examination, both FNAC and tru-cut biopsy were performed in an outpatient setting. The sensitivity of Results: F.N.A.C. was 95%, specicity was 100% and diagnostic accuracy was 96% while sensitivity of Trucut biopsy was 100%, specicity was 100% and diagnostic accuracy was 100%. Tru-cut biopsy is more accurate than FNAC. Tru-cut biopsy was abl Conclusion: e to give histological diagnosis and results correlated 100% with nal histopathology report, with further information about tumour type, grade, lymph vascular invasion, and receptors status. It also permitted the eventual use of preoperative adjuvant therapy.