Publication: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of soft tissue tumours (STT)
Date
2007
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Kathmandu Unversity
Abstract
Objectives: The cytological findings of 50 ST Ts were evaluated aiming to determine the role of FNA in diagnosis
of STTs
Methods: Fifty patients with soft tissue tumours underwent FNA in the preoperative investigation during a one year
period. The smears were stained with Papanicolaou and May-Graunvald Giemsa stains.
Results: Forty-four cases were reported as benign, whereas 2 were malignant. Four cases revealed insufficient
material. The malignant STTs were small round cell tumour and malignant spindle cell tumour. Cytological and
histological correlation could be achieved in 40 cases. The overall sensitivity and specificity were 25% and 100%
respectively with overall accuracy of 80%.
Conclusion: A reliable diagnosis of STTs can be made with FNA when supported by other clinical and other
diagnostic data.
Key words: FNA, soft tissue tumours
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Hirachand S 1, Lakhey M 2, Singha AK 3, Devkota S 4 , Akhter J 5
1Lecturer, 2 Associate professor, Department of Pathology, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal