Greater auricular nerve masquerading as lymph node
Hansen′s disease is on the verge of being eliminated from India and often missed by clinicians due to low index of suspicion. We present an unusual case in which greater auricular nerve thickening masqueraded as enlarged lymph node in the neck. The patient was referred for fine needle aspiration cyt...
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| author | Shilpi Saxena Prabal Deb Vijay Shrawan Nijhawan Veena Kharayat Rajesh Verma |
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| description | Hansen′s disease is on the verge of being eliminated from India and often missed by clinicians due to low index of suspicion. We present an unusual case in which greater auricular nerve thickening masqueraded as enlarged lymph node in the neck. The patient was referred for fine needle aspiration cytology, which revealed epithelioid cell granulomas suggestive of Hansen′s disease. Further clinical examination and investigations including the skin biopsy confirmed the disease, highlighting the role of pathologist in the management of such unusual presentation of a common disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-af40175576294c188b73e8ff8f4e69b82022-12-21T23:26:13ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cytology0970-93712015-01-0132211812010.4103/0970-9371.160567Greater auricular nerve masquerading as lymph nodeShilpi SaxenaPrabal DebVijay Shrawan NijhawanVeena KharayatRajesh VermaHansen′s disease is on the verge of being eliminated from India and often missed by clinicians due to low index of suspicion. We present an unusual case in which greater auricular nerve thickening masqueraded as enlarged lymph node in the neck. The patient was referred for fine needle aspiration cytology, which revealed epithelioid cell granulomas suggestive of Hansen′s disease. Further clinical examination and investigations including the skin biopsy confirmed the disease, highlighting the role of pathologist in the management of such unusual presentation of a common disease.http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2015;volume=32;issue=2;spage=118;epage=120;aulast=Saxenae0 pithelioid cell granuloma; fine needle aspiration cytology; greater auricular nerve; Hansen′s disease |
| spellingShingle | Shilpi Saxena Prabal Deb Vijay Shrawan Nijhawan Veena Kharayat Rajesh Verma Greater auricular nerve masquerading as lymph node Journal of Cytology e0 pithelioid cell granuloma; fine needle aspiration cytology; greater auricular nerve; Hansen′s disease |
| title | Greater auricular nerve masquerading as lymph node |
| title_full | Greater auricular nerve masquerading as lymph node |
| title_fullStr | Greater auricular nerve masquerading as lymph node |
| title_full_unstemmed | Greater auricular nerve masquerading as lymph node |
| title_short | Greater auricular nerve masquerading as lymph node |
| title_sort | greater auricular nerve masquerading as lymph node |
| topic | e0 pithelioid cell granuloma; fine needle aspiration cytology; greater auricular nerve; Hansen′s disease |
| url | http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2015;volume=32;issue=2;spage=118;epage=120;aulast=Saxena |
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