title: Evaluation of adnexal masses by ultrasound and fine needle aspiration cytology.
abstract: Forty Eight cases of adnexal masses were subjected to ultrasound and FNAC. In this study, FNAC could differentiate benign and malignant adnexal masses in 98% of cases where as ultrasound was successful in 85% of cases. FNAC is a safe simple, rapid & reliable investigation. The complex adnexal masses present a diagnostic challenge with particular reference to the findings predictive of malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Radio-Diagnosis, Pathology and Gynecology & Obstetrics, Smt. Sucheta Kriplani Hospital, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Ashim Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lahiri
authors.forename: Manjula
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Baliga
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Mittal
mesh_terms: D000291:Adnexal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods