FNAC: A Simple & Cost-Effective Diagnostic Tool for Benign & Malignant Pathologies Associated with Cervical Lymphadenopathy
Introduction: Cervical lymphadenopathy is very common as the presenting complaint in our outpatient departments. Its etiology may either be benign or malignant. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a comparatively cheap, easy to perform minimally invasive test. It has become the go to test to d...
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| author | Sohail Anwar Amna Rehman Asifa Karamat Huma Batool Ali Afzal |
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| description | Introduction: Cervical lymphadenopathy is very common as the presenting complaint in our outpatient departments. Its etiology may either be benign or malignant. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a comparatively cheap, easy to perform minimally invasive test. It has become the go to test to determine the cause of lymphadenopathy
Aims & Objectives: To determine whether FNAC is a cost-effective diagnostic tool in evaluation of various benign and malignant Pathologies associated with cervical lymphadenopathy.
Place and duration of study: It is a retrospective study conducted at Gulab Devi Hospital from April 2019 to April 2021.
Material & Methods: The cyto-morphologic features seen in the aspirates were critically analyzed and correlated with their etiology. SPSS version 24.0 was analyzed for data analysis. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant.
Results: Among the 100 patients 56 were females and 44 were males with a female to male ratio of 1.3:1. The age range of the patients was from 3 to 75 years. 37% were reactive lymphadenitis, 32% were tuberculosis, 12% were suppurative, 11% were lymphoproliferative disorders, 8% cases were metastatic neoplasm.
Conclusion: FNAC is a reliable and cost effective to diagnose the etiologies of cervical lymphadenopathy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2af75c6ba98b476ebe610d243386e4902022-12-22T02:23:37ZengShaikh Zayed Medical Complex, LahoreProceedings1815-49052518-203X2021-11-01354252910.47489/PSZMC-815354-25-29181FNAC: A Simple & Cost-Effective Diagnostic Tool for Benign & Malignant Pathologies Associated with Cervical LymphadenopathySohail Anwar0Amna Rehman1Asifa Karamat2Huma Batool3Ali Afzal4Department of Pulmonology, University of Lahore Teaching Hospital, LahoreDepartment of Histopathology, Gulab Devi Hospital, Lahore Department of Pulmonology, Gulab Devi Hospital, Lahore Department of Pulmonology, Lahore General Hospital, LahoreDepartment of Histopathology, Gulab Devi Hospital, Lahore Introduction: Cervical lymphadenopathy is very common as the presenting complaint in our outpatient departments. Its etiology may either be benign or malignant. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a comparatively cheap, easy to perform minimally invasive test. It has become the go to test to determine the cause of lymphadenopathy Aims & Objectives: To determine whether FNAC is a cost-effective diagnostic tool in evaluation of various benign and malignant Pathologies associated with cervical lymphadenopathy. Place and duration of study: It is a retrospective study conducted at Gulab Devi Hospital from April 2019 to April 2021. Material & Methods: The cyto-morphologic features seen in the aspirates were critically analyzed and correlated with their etiology. SPSS version 24.0 was analyzed for data analysis. A p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. Results: Among the 100 patients 56 were females and 44 were males with a female to male ratio of 1.3:1. The age range of the patients was from 3 to 75 years. 37% were reactive lymphadenitis, 32% were tuberculosis, 12% were suppurative, 11% were lymphoproliferative disorders, 8% cases were metastatic neoplasm. Conclusion: FNAC is a reliable and cost effective to diagnose the etiologies of cervical lymphadenopathy.https://proceedings-szmc.org.pk/index.php/szmc/article/view/181fine needle aspiration cytology, cervical lymphadenopathy |
| spellingShingle | Sohail Anwar Amna Rehman Asifa Karamat Huma Batool Ali Afzal FNAC: A Simple & Cost-Effective Diagnostic Tool for Benign & Malignant Pathologies Associated with Cervical Lymphadenopathy Proceedings fine needle aspiration cytology, cervical lymphadenopathy |
| title | FNAC: A Simple & Cost-Effective Diagnostic Tool for Benign & Malignant Pathologies Associated with Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_full | FNAC: A Simple & Cost-Effective Diagnostic Tool for Benign & Malignant Pathologies Associated with Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_fullStr | FNAC: A Simple & Cost-Effective Diagnostic Tool for Benign & Malignant Pathologies Associated with Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_full_unstemmed | FNAC: A Simple & Cost-Effective Diagnostic Tool for Benign & Malignant Pathologies Associated with Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_short | FNAC: A Simple & Cost-Effective Diagnostic Tool for Benign & Malignant Pathologies Associated with Cervical Lymphadenopathy |
| title_sort | fnac a simple cost effective diagnostic tool for benign malignant pathologies associated with cervical lymphadenopathy |
| topic | fine needle aspiration cytology, cervical lymphadenopathy |
| url | https://proceedings-szmc.org.pk/index.php/szmc/article/view/181 |
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