2021 Volume 36 Issue 1 Pages 46-51
A 49-year-old woman presented with a circumscribed oval, partially lobulated, 6mm mass lesion at the C area of the left breast on ultrasonography. The absence of blood flow signal and the existence of front edge arch high echo suggested the presence of a complicated cyst. On the same day, fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was performed to rule out malignancy especially solid-type invasive ductal carcinoma. Pale yellowish white viscous liquid was aspirated without ductal cells on microscopic examination. Results indicating a complicated cyst were consistent. Follow-up was conducted by annual human dry dock.
We can reduce the patient’s burden to visit secondary medical institutions for further detailed examinations another day by examining FNAC on the same day as ultrasonography and the hospital’s burden by excluding cysts from detailed inspection.
