Dr. Gaurav Gangadhar Jannawar
Assistant Professor Dept. of Surgery Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha
Venktesh Rewale
Assistant Professor Dept. of Surgery Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences Sawangi (Meghe) Wardha
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