PREVALENCE & DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST LUMPS BY TRIPLE ASSESSMENT COMBINED WITH CLINICAL EXAMINATION, ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY

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Dr. Gaurav Gangadhar Jannawar Venktesh Rewale

Abstract

Background: The most frequent symptom of breast cancer is a lump in the breast. The triple breast assessment, which includes clinical breast examination, radiographic breast examination, and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC), is relatively straightforward, reliable, reproducible, and cost-effective.
Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of a triple test (TT) consisting of a physical examination (PE), sonomammography, and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the evaluation and characterization of a palpable breast lump.
Material and Methods: A total of 100 participants were enrolled in the study, all of whom had a breast lump. All of the patients were assessed using the three components of the triple evaluation, and the excised mass was histopathologically examined.
Results: Malignant lesions were discovered more frequently (62.0%) than benign tumours. With a p-value of 0.001, the accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV of triple breast assessment were 94.0 %, 100 %, 84.2 %, 91.2 %, and 100 %, respectively.
Conclusion: The breast triple evaluation is a very valuable technique for evaluating breast disorders. Clinical examination (by competent hands) combined with cytologic and radiologic assistance is sufficient to rule out cancer in patients with distinct lumps.
Keyword: Breast lump, Clinical examination, sonomammography, fine needle aspiration cytology, triple assessment

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Jannawar, D. G. G., & Rewale, V. (2020). PREVALENCE & DIAGNOSIS OF BREAST LUMPS BY TRIPLE ASSESSMENT COMBINED WITH CLINICAL EXAMINATION, ULTRASONOGRAPHY AND FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biological Science Archive, 8(3). Retrieved from https://ijpba.in/index.php/ijpba/article/view/226
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