Image guided fine needle aspiration cytology of hepatic lesions – Two year study in a Tertiary health care centre, Telangana (Hyderabad)

Mass lesions of liver are generally evaluated by Fine needle aspiration (FNA). Aim present study was to assess the utility ultrasound guided FNA cytology in diagnosis hepatic and cytomorphological features these categorise them as inflammatory, benign malignant Patients who have been admitted during a period between 2018 2021 February with suspected diseases were subjected FNAC cytological assessment. aspirations performed on 39 patients. Out which 26 13 non-neoplastic lesions. Of patients malignancy, diagnosed positive (66.66%). Among other non- neoplastic only 6 under examination (46.15%). This could be due more yield material than technical expertise In most cases Cytomorphological Hepatic masses fine yields an accurate but some correlation investigations ancillary studies required for definitive diagnosis.