Fine-needle Aspiration Cytology in Diagnosing Soft-tissue Swellings: A Retrospective Study

ABSTRACT

Aim: To determine the accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in diagnosing soft-tissue swellings. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted over a period of 2 year (September 2015 to September 2017), which included 96 patients who presented with soft-tissue swelling to the surgical outpatient department. All the above patients were subjected to FNAC and were operated for the swelling; their histopathological reports were correlated with the preoperative FNAC report to determine the accuracy of FNAC in correctly diagnosing the soft-tissue swelling. The data in this study were analyzed using statistical analysis system software. Results: Majority of the patients were in the 3rd decade of life and the number of females was more than males. The accuracy of FNAC in diagnosing soft-tissue swelling in the present study was found to be 77.78%. Conclusion: FNAC is a safe, quick, and inexpensive technique in diagnosing soft-tissue swelling with a high degree of accuracy.