| Literature DB >> 27833880 |
Gaurav Batni1, Sushil Gaur2, O N Sinha2, Siddhant Priya Agrawal2, Abhinav Srivasatva2.
Abstract
Cervical lymphadenopathy is one of the commonest presenting complaint of patient in ENT OPD Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is one of the most reliable, less expensive, and basic diagnostic procedure for the definitive and conclusive diagnosis for the immune system which reciprocates in the form of enlarged lymph nodes. A study was conducted in ENT Department of Santosh Medical College, Ghazibad from August 2015 to May 2016 on 64 patients with enlarged cervical lymph nodes. FNAC was done to make the diagnosis. Out of 64 patients (51.5 %) was reactive non-specific, 28 % tubercular, 3.1 % lymphoma and 17 % were malignant. FNAC is one of the most dependable diagnostic tools in case of cervical lymphadenopathy for early diagnosis and detection for the better management.Entities:
Keywords: Cervical lymph nodes; Cytology; FNAC; Fine needle aspiration cytology
Year: 2016 PMID: 27833880 PMCID: PMC5083652 DOI: 10.1007/s12070-016-1015-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg ISSN: 2231-3796