Cytomorphological evaluation of lymph node lesions by FNAC: A study of 252 cases

Dr.Gulhane Sushma R.; Dr.Ghanghurde Swati B.; Dr.Gangane Nitin.

Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2019

Cytomorphological evaluation of lymph node lesions by FNAC: A study of 252 cases

Dr. Gulhane Sushma R. , Dr. Ghanghurde Swati B. , Dr. Gangane Nitin.

Abstract :

Lymphadenopathy is an abnormal increase in size of lymph node due to various causes that may range from non–neoplastic and benign to malignant lesions. The easy accessibility of lymph nodes makes fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) a first line of investigation in lymphadenopathy. The present study was undertaken to know distribution of various lymph node lesions amongst age groups, anatomical regions and to evaluate their cytomorphological patterns by FNAC. This study was conducted over five years which included 252 cases of lymph node FNAC. Majority of patients were diagnosed with reactive lymphadenopathy 129 (52.02%), followed by tuberculous lymphadenopathy 52 (20.97%), metastatic lymph node 34 (13.70%), primary neoplasm 14(5.65%)and other acute and non–specific chronic lesions 18 (7.26%) cases. FNAC is a relatively painless and minimally invasive technique which produces fast results, and its accuracy can approach to histopathology in many cases