Table 3 Overall and sex-specific frequency distribution of breast lesions diagnosed by FNAC

Fibroadenoma

353

39.01

353

40.54

0

0

Fibrocystic disease

133

14.70

133

15.28

0

0

Ductal carcinoma of the breast

79

8.73

78

8.97

1

2.94

Benign breast lesion, NOS

56

6.19

52

5.97

4

11.78

Suspicious for malignancy

51

5.64

49

5.63

2

5.88

Lipoma

42

4.64

42

4.82

0

0

Benign proliferative breast disease

37

4.09

35

4.03

2

5.88

Gynecomastia

19

2.11

0

0

19

55.88

Malignant breast lesion

18

1.99

18

2.07

0

0

Fat tissue

17

1.88

15

1.72

2

5.88

Galactocele

16

1.77

16

1.84

0

0

Unsatisfactory sample

11

1.22

10

1.15

1

2.94

Benign breast lesion with atypia

10

1.10

9

1.03

1

2.94

Breast abscess

10

1.10

10

1.15

0

0

Inflammatory breast disease

9

0.99

9

1.03

0

0

Phyllodes tumor

6

0.66

6

0.69

0

0

Atypical ductal hyperplasia

5

0.55

5

0.57

0

0

Mammary duct ectasia

4

0.44

4

0.46

0

0

Non-specific finding

4

0.44

3

0.34

1

2.94

Ductal hyperplasia

3

0.33

3

0.34

0

0

Intraductal papilloma

3

0.33

3

0.34

0

0

Lobular carcinoma

3

0.33

3

0.34

0

0

Cystic breast lesion

2

0.22

2

0.23

0

0

Fat necrosis

2

0.22

2

0.23

0

0

Granulomatous mastitis

2

0.22

1

0.11

1

2.94

Inflammatory carcinoma of the breast

2

0.22

2

0.23

0

0

Acute mastitis

1

0.11

1

0.11

0

0

Colloid carcinoma of the breast

1

0.11

1

0.11

0

0

Ectopic disease of the breast

1

0.11

1

0.11

0

0

Fibroadenomatosis

1

0.11

1

0.11

0

0

Fibrolipoma

1

0.11

1

0.11

0

0

Fibroma

1

0.11

1

0.11

0

0

Normal condition

1

0.11

1

0.11

0

0

Scar tissue

1

0.11

1

0.11

0

0

Total

905

100%

871

100%

34

100%