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- Title
Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Evaluation of Cervical Lymphadenopathy.
- Authors
Singh, Harsimrat; Singh, Abhay Kumar; Oberoi, Inderpreet Singh
- Abstract
Introduction: Cervical lymphadenopathy is one of the commonest clinical presentations of patients of head and neck pathologies. Metastatic cervical lymphadenopathy is a common presentation in head and neck oncology. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of FNAC as a primary investigation tool. Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of FNAC in diagnosing cervical lymphadenopathy. Material and Methods: A study was conducted in the Department of Pathology and E.N.T., SIMS, Hapur, U.P., India from January 2019 to February 2020 which included 52 patients with cervical lymphadenopathy presenting to outpatient clinics. FNAC was done in patients of cervical lymphadenopathy before surgery or incision/excision biopsy and the results of FNAC was correlated with histopathological evaluation. Results: In our study 88.47.% of sensitivity and specificity of 92.03% was found on FNAC of cervical lymph nodes. Conclusion: FNAC remains a safe, cost effective and appropriate first line investigation though the results have to be confirmed with HPE for proper evaluation and management.
- Subjects
NEEDLE biopsy; LYMPHADENITIS; CYTODIAGNOSIS; CYTOLOGY; SURGICAL site; NECK; SYMPTOMS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, 2022, Vol 16, Issue 2, p225
- ISSN
0973-9122
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.37506/ijfmt.v16i2.17958