Usefulness of fine needle aspiration cytology in diagnosis of soft tissue tumors and its correlation with histopathological features

In STT, most were benign tumors, with lipomas being the most common among them. While benign and malignant were easy to diagnose, intermediate spindle cell tumors were often missed on cytology. These intermediate tumors represent the diagnostic "grey zone." With increasing experience, STT can be diagnosed more accurately. FNAC is therefore a standard pre-operative diagnostic tool and a reliable alternative to open biopsy for diagnosing STT.