Abstract

Lung cancer is the commonest cancer worldwide accounting for 18% of all cancers in men. There are 2-2.5 million cancer cases present at any point of time in India . The present study was undertaken to establish the role of CT-guided FNAC and comprehensive evaluation of lung masses with the cytological findings and to study the incidence of various pulmonary mass lesions especially inflammatory , benign & malignant neoplasm. Method and material The present hospital based study was undertaken involving 60 patients from June 2009 to November 2013, who underwent CT-Guided transthoracic fine needle aspiration from pulmonary mass lesion at tertiary care centre in Jaipur between June 2009 to November 2013. Result A total of 49 males (81.67%) and 11 females (18.33%) who presented with lung mass lesions on plain skiagram were evaluated by CT scan and underwent CT- guided FNAC.The most common presenting symptom in patients presenting with lung mass lesions was cough (93.33%) followed by chest pain(90%). Out of 60 CT-guided FNAC’s preformed, 53 cases(88.33%) revealed adequate for cytological diagnosis. Conclusion Percutaneous TT FNAC is a relatively simple procedure with good patient acceptance and low morbidity. It is an accurate, safe and repeatable procedure with a high diagnostic accuracy in the diagnosis of difficult lung mass lesions.

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