Abstract
To evaluate efficacy of FNAC in diagnosis of cystic lesions in paediatric age group patients- A retrospective study in a tertiary care teaching hospital
Highlights
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology is a rapidand economical mode of preoperative diagnosis
Pathology Update: Tropical Journal of Pathology & Microbiology Available online at: www.pathologyreview.in 415 | P a g e have focused exclusively on both the benign and malignant lesions that occur in the regions of the head and neck
In the present study Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) was performed on 105 cases that were reported in a period of 2 years out of which 17.14% were reported from age group 01 month-04 years, 24.76% 08-12 years age group but the highest incidence was found in age group 04-08 years as 58.09%
Summary
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology is a rapidand economical mode of preoperative diagnosis It has early availability of results & simple procedure with minimal trauma and complications but it has limited literature in pediatric age group and cystic lesions with and remains an area which needs more light. Objective: To evaluate the role of fine needle aspiration cytology as a diagnostic tool for cystic lesions in paediatric patients of age up to 12 years. If necessary, a re-aspiration can be done quickly at the time of initial testing [3] This technique is still not widely accepted for use in pediatric patients due to the unknown sensitivity of this modality and lack of experienced cytopathologists who are familiar with pediatric cytology smears [4,5]. Reliable, cost-effective and easy procedure can eliminate the need for open biopsy procedure, with its potential untoward effects [1,6]
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