Touch imprints cytology of lymph nodes

ABSTRACT

Touch imprints [Tl] is an inexpensive and a rapid diagnostic technique that can be utilized during surgery. In this study touch imprints of 54 cases of lymphadenopathy were studied and reports were delivered on the same day. The results were correlated with histopathology later on. In 38 cases tuberculosis was diagnosed, 5 were Non Hodgkin's lymphoma, 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma, 7 metastatic tumour and 2 had reactive hyperplasia. From this study it was concluded that touch imprints give early diagnosis with more than 90% accuracy, so it can be used for intraoperative diagnosis in radical surgery