Introduction: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology is a rapidand economical mode of preoperative diagnosis. It has early availability of results & simple procedure with minimal trauma and complications but it has limited literature in pediatric age group and cystic lesions with and remains an area which needs more light. Objective: To evaluate the role of fine needle aspiration cytology as a diagnostic tool for cystic lesions in paediatric patients of age up to 12 years. Methods: A retrospective study was undertaken toevaluate efficacy of FNAC in diagnosis of cystic lesions in paediatric age group patients of age upto 12 years presenting in the department of pathology of a tertiary care teaching hospital. Case sheets for 2 years study duration were studied and analysed for data.

Introduction:The incidence of testicular lumps has continuously increased in recent decades. FNAC serves as an important tool to diagnose and provide sufficient information for the initiation of treatment without need for an open biopsy. Objectives: To find out spectrum of lesions in testicular swellings on FNAC excluding apart from infertility causes and to establish it as a promising diagnostic tool. Materials and Methods: This is a study done at advanced cytology center. It is a retrospective study spanning over a period of 5 years. A total of 418 male patients with testicular lesion were subjected for FNAC. Demographic data and cause for FNAC were noted down. Diagnostic contribution of FNAC was evaluated taking clinical outcome after treatment or histopathology done in case of neoplastic lesion. Results: The age range was 10 years to 75 years. Mean age was 36 years. Predominant lesions were of infectious causes, most common malignancy found was seminoma. Conclusion: FNAC was observed to be capable of providing near correct diagnosis in most cases which was proved later on either on treatment or histopathology.