Obective: Breast lumps constitute a significant proportion of surgical cases in women of both developed and developing countries. It is needed to distinguish benign lumps from malignant preoperatively for definite treatment There is wide variety of breast pathology. Epidemiological studies reveal wide disparities in the frequency and distribution of breast ailments across the world. Material & Methods: This study includes a total 250 female patient presented with palpable breast lump and undergone for fine needle aspiration cytology in department of pathology jhalawar medical college. Results: Total 250 patients were presented with breast lump out of which 195 (78%) were benign and 55 (22%) were malignant on cytology. This study shows age range of the patients was from 11 to 70 years. Most of the patients were in the range of age 31 to 50 years.

Keywords: Epidemiological studies; Benign Lumps; Malignant.