A prospective study to determine the accuracy of triple test score in breast lump

Authors

  • Vinod Kumar Pandey Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Sarvesh Yadav Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Shirish Mishra Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Rohit Singh Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Ankur Dutt Tripathi Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20202404

Keywords:

Breast lump, FNAC, Mammogram, Triple test score

Abstract

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. The commonest mode of presentation of diseases of the breast is lump. It is the most common site-specific cancer in women. Triple test score which includes clinical breast examination, mammogram, FNAC score. A simple non-invasive but reliable test can make a huge difference in management between benign and malignant lumps. Aims and objectives of the study were to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions based on TTS and correlated the accuracy of triple test score with histopathology report, and plan the management accordingly.

Methods: A prospective study was carried out in which TTS was calculated by summation of individuals’ scores of all three components and compare with histopathology report.

Results: In present study of 74 patients (age group of 30 to 65 years), based on TT score 52 benign, 12 malignant, and 10 suspicious (neither benign nor malignant). But the final histopathological result showed 59 as benign and 15 as malignant, which is in concordant with TTS, which shows the accuracy of up to 100%. Out of 10 (suspicious) which were dis-concordant, 7 are benign and 3 are malignant on histopathology.

Conclusions: By use of the triple test score and its interpretation, definitive treatment can be initiated, which would reduce the need for unnecessary biopsy and its ability to predict benign lump, can avoid major surgery.

Author Biographies

Vinod Kumar Pandey, Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

General Surgery, professor

Sarvesh Yadav, Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

General Surgery, Junior Resident

Shirish Mishra, Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

General Surgery, Assistant professor

Rohit Singh, Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

General Surgery, Junior Resident

Ankur Dutt Tripathi, Department of General Surgery, Motilal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

General Surgery, Junior Resident

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2020-05-26

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