Abstract
Soft tissue can be defined as non-epithelial extra skeletal tissue of the body, exclusive of the reticuloendothelial system, glia and supporting tissu e of various parenchymal organs. FNAC is a useful tool in distinguishing accurately between neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions. To study the utility of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of soft tissue tumours. To correlate FNAC with histopathological examination of soft tissue tumours with immunohistochemistry and / or histochemistry wherever required and assess the overall sensitivity and specificity of FNAC in diagnosing soft tissue tumours.
Highlights
(FNAC) in evaluating soft tissue tumours remains controversial as many of these lesions, Soft tissue can be defined as non epithelial extra skeletal tissue of the body, exclusive of the reticuloendothelial system, glia and supporting tissu e of various parenchymal organs
The diagnostic role of fine needle aspiration cytology especially the sarcomas have overlapping histopathologic and cytomorphologic features associated with morphologic heterogeneity present in some of these mass lesions [1,2,3,4,5]
A total number of 105 cases of clinically suspected soft tissue tumors were subjected to fine needle aspiration cytology at the Department of Pathology, Sree Balaji Medical Hospital from June 2014 to November 2015
Summary
(FNAC) in evaluating soft tissue tumours remains controversial as many of these lesions, Soft tissue can be defined as non epithelial extra skeletal tissue of the body, exclusive of the reticuloendothelial system, glia and supporting tissu e of various parenchymal organs. The diagnostic role of fine needle aspiration cytology especially the sarcomas have overlapping histopathologic and cytomorphologic features associated with morphologic heterogeneity present in some of these mass lesions [1,2,3,4,5]. FNAC is a useful tool in distinguishing accurately between neoplastic and non neoplastic lesions. FNAC is a painless procedure, easy to perform, safe, and cost effective, which does not require anesthesia, and acts as a useful diagnostic technique in the initial diagnosis of tumors. In the recnt year’s immunohistochemistry has become a powerful tool to assist the surgical pathologist in many clinically critical settings
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