FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY OF LIVER IN COMPARISION WITH HISTOPATHOLOGY IN A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE

Abstract

Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a simple, rapid, out-patient investigation procedure
for the diagnosis of palpable lumps of many organs in the body. It is a valuable pre-operative
investigation of choice as it helps in precise and appropriate patient management. The study
was undertaken to evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of the FNAC in neoplastic and non
neoplastic lesions of the liver and to correlate the FNAC diagnosis with histopathology. An
analysis of 65 fine needle aspiration biopsies of the liver has been presented. In the present
study, males constituted 73.84% and females 26.15% with Male to Famale ratio of 2.8:1.
Majority of the patients presented between 3rd and 5th decades with the peak incidence in 4th
decade.