Trucut needle biopsy - accuracy and sensitivity in diagnosis of breast cancer: a study at Ganga Ram Hospital

In this study 410 patients with palpable breast masses clinically suspected of being carcinoma breast presenting to the breast cancer OPD at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital Lahore, were selected and subjected to Trucut needle biopsy from September 2002 to September 2003. Malignancy was confirmed in 360 patients by Trucut needle biopsy. Complications were rare, however slight bruising was seen in only 2% of cases. Intraductal carcinoma was seen in 72.70% patients. Only 4 false negative results but no false positive observed. Accuracy rate was 92.55%. Sensitivity was 94.4%