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Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research



    Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) in diagnosis of Breast Tuberculosis (TB): A Cross-sectional Study


    Dr Rituraj, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Singh, Dr. Akhalesh Kumar
    JCDR. 2023: 3296-3300

    Abstract

    It is reported that the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) of the breast ranges from 3.5% to 4.5% in poor nations like India. According to several Indian series, the incidence of breast TB among all mammary diseases ranged from 0.64 to 3.59%. Objectives: To emphasize the utility of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in diagnosis of Breast Tuberculosis. Methods: The present study was an observational cross-sectional study conducted in the department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Bettiah, Bihar. Total duration of the study was 20 months (January 2021 – October 2022). A total of 96 patients of breast lesions were taken over the entire study period using total consecutive sampling. All the patients underwent triple assessment by Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) - Ziehl Neelsen staining (ZN Staining), AFB Culture & Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC). All the findings obtained were entered in the MS-excel sheet for further analysis and inference. Descriptive analysis was done for demographic details along with obstetric, lactational and family history of TB along with other diagnostic techniques. Frequency and percentage of the variables were expressed for descriptive statistics whereas sensitivity, specificity, PPV and NPV were expressed for diagnostic techniques. Data analysis was done using MS-Excel. Results: After analysis of all the 96 participants, it was observed that most common age group in study participants were from 18 to 30 years and mostly married. Most of the participants do not have family history of tuberculosis and also do not have any co-morbidity. FNAC was found to be more sensitive than AFB-ZN staining and AFB Culture

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