Diagnostic diversities of pus-like aspirates encountered during fine-needle aspiration cytology: An observational study in a tertiary medical center in Eastern India

• Main Authors: Anindya Adhikari (Author), Ashis Sardar (Author), Tripti Das (Author), Goutam Dey (Author), Prantick Kumar Bhunia (Author), Debasish Chakraborty (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Pus-like aspirates (PLAs) are not uncommon in day-to-day cytology practice. An apparently looking simple pus may yield a diagnostic diversity ranging from simple suppurative inflammation to a carcinomatous lesion. Proper processing followed by patient examination may be lifesaving for a...