Abstract

AIM: To evaluate the Cytomorphological patterns in cervical lymph nodes by using fine needle aspiration cytology, and analyze the usefulness of the fancy procedure.Materials and methods: In this study total 100 patients with cervical lymph node swelling were included in the study, who had presented to the department of pathology in our tertiary care center.Results: Out of 100 clerical lymphadenopathy cases majority were Tuberculous lymphadenitis 32 (32%), Reactive lymph adenitis 30(30%), Granulomatous lymphadenitis 22(22%), Nonspecific lymph adenitis 7(7%), Necrotizing Lymph adenitis (5%), Metastatic Deposits 2(2%), Lymphoma 2(2%).Conclusion: FNAC is a cheap, reliable, easy procedure for the early detection of disease pathology in lymph nodes.

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