Role Of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology to Analyze Various Causes of Lymphadenopathy

• Main Authors: Mandakini M Patel (Author), Sonal L Italiya (Author), Rajnikant D Patel (Author), Reena B Dudhat (Author), Kumarbhargav R Kaptan (Author), Varsha M Baldwa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medsci Publications, 2013-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary

Background: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a simple and reliable technique for study of various causes of lymphadenopathy. Aims: To study cytomorphological patterns of FNAC of lymph nodes and its utility in establishing diagnosis of lymphadenopathy. Methods: Total 580 cases of the lymph node FNAC were studied from May 2011 to April 2012 in Cytopathology department of Government Medical College, Surat. Results: Maximum numbers of cases were in the age group of 21-30 years. The most common lesion encountered was tuberculous lymphadenitis (50.52%) followed by metastatic tumours (27.06%), reactive lymph node (14.66%), acute lymphadenitis (5%) and lymphoma (2.76%) respectively. Conclusion: FNAC is safe, rapid and cost-effective method in establishing the diagnosis in large number of cases of lymphadenopathy.

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