Evaluation of fine needle aspiration cytology of cervical lymphadenopathy in Bir Hospital
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https://doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v11i1.13318Keywords:
Cervical lymph nodes, FNAC, Histopathology, Reliability and accuracyAbstract
Background & Objectives: To correlate FNAC of cervical lymphadenopathy with the histopathology.
Materials and Methods: Prospective study on 67 patients with cervical lymphadenopathy at the ENT Department, Bir Hospital, from January 2013 to July 2014. Patients were subjected to both FNAC and histopathology.
Results: Thirty cases (44.8%) were females and 37 cases (55.2%) were males. Tuberculosis was most common disease in 30(44.80%) patients. Sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic accuracy of FNAC to diagnose tubercular lymphadenopathies were 83.0%, 100.0%, and 92.54% respectively. Overall correlation of FNAC to histopathology was 86.57%.
Conclusion: FNAC is very simple and accurate technique for diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy.
JCMS Nepal. 2015;11(1): 22-25
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