Tuberculous cervical
lymphadenitis is commonly encountered in clinical practice.
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) being a simple
out-patient diagnostic
procedure is well accepted by
patients and has practically no
complications.
Methods:
The present study involved 80
patients of cervical
lymphadenopathy,
who attended the
pathology department of the L N medical college and JK
hospital, Bhopal from June 2013 to May 2014. After a detailed
history and clinical examination,
fine needle aspiration cytology of involved nodes was performed in all these
patients.
Results:
Out of 80 cases 32 (40%) cases were of tubercular
lymphadenitis, 24 (30%) cases were of reactive
hyperplasia of
lymph node, 12 (15%) cases were of metastatic deposit of
squamous cell carcinoma of
lymph node, 10 (12.5)cases were of non-specific
lymphadenitis, one case (1.25) was of acute on chronic
lymphadenitis and one (1.25) case was of non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma, so out of 80 cases maximum number of cases (32) were of tuberculous
lymph node.
Conclusion:
FNAC has emerged as a first-line diagnostic
technique in
tuberculosis lymph node. In cervical
lymphadenopathy tuberculosis remains a common cause.