Lillykutty Pothen
Department of Pathology, Government Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, IndiaPublications
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Original Article
Role of FNAC in the diagnosis of ovarian tumours
Author(s): Aswathi Krishnan M*, Sheeja S and Lillykutty Pothen
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a cost effective, minimally invasive technique which is used for diagnosing various non-neoplastic and neoplastic lesions. However, its use is restricted in ovarian cancer diagnosis due to various factors such as difficulty in sub-typing with cytology alone, fear of spillage of tumor cells to peritoneal cavity etc. In this study, we analysed 45 cases of ovarian masses and FNAC of these cases were performed Under Ultrasonography (USG) guidance. Histopathology diagnosis was compared with cytology in all these cases. For statistical analysis, 39 cases were considered. Cytological analysis detected 18 cases as malignant neoplasms and all of them were found to be malignant in histological analysis as well. In the present study, no incidence of cyst rupture or any other complication occurred during the procedure. FNAC is a safe and economic procedur.. Read More»
Editors List
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Prof. Elhadi Miskeen
Obstetrics and Gynaecology Faculty of Medicine, University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed Hussien Alshewered
University of Basrah College of Medicine, Iraq
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Sudhakar Tummala
Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering SRM University – AP, Andhra Pradesh
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Alphonse Laya
Supervisor of Biochemistry Lab and PhD. students of Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemis
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Fava Maria Giovanna
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