ISSN Print: 2394-7500, ISSN Online: 2394-5869, CODEN: IJARPF
41 Aspiration of the bone lesions were done during the period of two year. In our study adequate material obtained in 40 cases out of 41 cases for analysis of cytological examination (97.56%).Histopathological correlation was possible in 22 patients. In two patient of myeloma, cytology was correlated with serum electrophoresis. Present study showed 87.50% specificity, 93.75% sensitivity and efficacy of 91.66% for detecting malignant bone tumours. These statistical values indicate the clinical utility of fine needle aspiration cytology in detecting the malignant bone tumours.