Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2018
A Clinicopathological Study Of Cervical Lymphadenopathy And Role Of Fine–Needle Aspiration: A Hospital Based Study In Eastern U.P.
Dr. Vatsala Kishore, Dr. Neeraj Kumar Singh
Abstract :
Background: Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a reliable and least expensive method suitable for developing countries like India for the investigation of cervical lymphadenopathy. Knowledge about the pattern of lymphadenopathy is useful in pathological reporting as well as in many clinical settings with diagnostic dilemma. This is a baseline study to investigate the pattern of cervical lymphadenopathy by FNAC in a population of eastern U.P. The objective was to study the distribution of various diseases in cervical lymphnodes based on age,sex,predeliction for site and duration of symptoms in all age groups.
Methods: A retrospective study of one year duration was conducted at the Heritage Institute Of Medical Sciences,Varanasi by analyzing the case reports on cervical lymph node FNAC of patients all age groups and both genders having the neck swelling for more than four weeks. Review of all cytological reports were done according to standard guidelines and the diagnosis was classified and correlated with patients’ age and other relevant parameters to explore the pattern and association.
Results: This study showed that the incidence of cervical lymphadenopathy was maximum in age range of 15–59 years with male preponderance.Reactive lymphoid hyperplasia was most prevalent diagnosis on cytological evaluation.Non neoplastic conditions were more common in first three decades of life while malignancies(primary or metastatic) were more common in elderly population.
Conclusions: From this study it can be concluded that in cervical lymphadenopathy clinical evaluation followed by FNAC is most reliable diagnostic tool, which is easy to perform, cost effective, speedy and accurate results can be obtained. The technique reduces the need for more invasive and costly procedures, especially in a Third World country. Culture and histopathology, however, should be considered in cases where repeated fine–needle aspiration cytology is non–diagnostic.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr.Vatsala Kishore, Dr.Neeraj Kumar Singh, A Clinicopathological Study Of Cervical Lymphadenopathy And Role Of Fine–Needle Aspiration: A Hospital Based Study In Eastern U.P., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018
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Dr.Vatsala Kishore, Dr.Neeraj Kumar Singh, A Clinicopathological Study Of Cervical Lymphadenopathy And Role Of Fine–Needle Aspiration: A Hospital Based Study In Eastern U.P., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-1 | January-2018
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