Radiological Evaluation of Primary Bone Tumours & Correlation with FNAC & Biopsy at a Tertiary Care Centre

Dr Ramesh Parate; Dr Tilottama Parate; Dr Shashikant Mane; Dr Nilesh Agrawal

Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2016

Radiological Evaluation of Primary Bone Tumours & Correlation with FNAC & Biopsy at a Tertiary Care Centre

Dr Ramesh Parate, Dr Tilottama Parate, Dr Shashikant Mane, Dr Nilesh Agrawal

Abstract :

 Background– The relevance & appropriateness of radiological & pathological tests in the diagnosis of bone tumours has always been a question not adequately answered. Objective– to study radiological features of primary bone tumours and to correlate lesions with Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) & Core Needle Biopsy (CNB). Methodology– 100 Eligible patients were studied with radiological evaluation with FNAC & CNB during a period of 13 months at a tertiary care centre. Observations– Radiological evaluation had diagnostic accuracy of 81%, FNAC– 86.3% and CNB was found to be having 96.9% diagnostic accuracy for the final diagnosis of primary bone tumours. Conclusion– Radiological investigations are fairly accurate modalities for evaluation of primary bone tumours, and, with combined use of FNAC and/or CNB, are recommended for early diagnosis and subsequent typing/staging of the bone lesions.