Spectrum of Cytopathological Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy- An Experience at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital
ABSTRACT: Objective Cervical lymph nodes are very often enlarged in many diseases. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a simple, fast, and affordable procedure for diagnosing enlarged lymph nodes with a great degree of precision. It is the gold standard biopsy technique used in the workup...
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ABSTRACT:
Objective
Cervical lymph nodes are very often enlarged in many diseases. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a simple, fast, and affordable procedure for diagnosing enlarged lymph nodes with a great degree of precision. It is the gold standard biopsy technique used in the workup of palpable neck masses, having sensitivity and specificity as high as 97%. The objective of our study was to determine the most common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy.
Methodology:
Results of FNAC done in Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal were retrospectively analysed from January 2023 to December 2023 after approval from the ethical review board of the institute to determine the most common etiology of cervical lymphadenopathy in our region. Patients from both the genders and of all ages were included in the study.
Results:
According to the results of our study, granulomatous inflammation, most likely Tuberculosis, turned out to be the most common etiology of cervical lymphadenopathy followed by reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. The least common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy appeared to be Hodgkin’s lymphoma and malignant cells that appeared in equal ratios.
Conclusion:
FNAC helped us in determining granulomatous inflammation, most likely Tuberculosis as the most common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy which is consistent with data obtained from most developing countries.
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| spelling | doaj-art-b023f118b58c4fec86a5fbb2096ece7e2025-01-26T08:45:59ZengAziz Fatimah Medical and Dental CollegeJournal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College2706-72382706-72462024-12-016210.55279/jafmdc.v6i2.312Spectrum of Cytopathological Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy- An Experience at Sahiwal Teaching HospitalRaees Abbas Lail0Areeba Farooq1Qurrat-ul-Ain Tahir2Sadaf Shafique3Syeda Tooba Fatmi4Abdul Ghaffar5Department of Pathology, Sahiwal Medical College, SahiwalSahiwal Teaching Hospital, SahiwalDepartment of Pathology, Sahiwal Medical College, SahiwalDepartment of Pathology, Quaid-e-Azam Medical College BahawalpurSahiwal Teaching Hospital, SahiwalDepartment of Pathology, Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal ABSTRACT: Objective Cervical lymph nodes are very often enlarged in many diseases. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a simple, fast, and affordable procedure for diagnosing enlarged lymph nodes with a great degree of precision. It is the gold standard biopsy technique used in the workup of palpable neck masses, having sensitivity and specificity as high as 97%. The objective of our study was to determine the most common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy. Methodology: Results of FNAC done in Sahiwal Medical College, Sahiwal were retrospectively analysed from January 2023 to December 2023 after approval from the ethical review board of the institute to determine the most common etiology of cervical lymphadenopathy in our region. Patients from both the genders and of all ages were included in the study. Results: According to the results of our study, granulomatous inflammation, most likely Tuberculosis, turned out to be the most common etiology of cervical lymphadenopathy followed by reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. The least common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy appeared to be Hodgkin’s lymphoma and malignant cells that appeared in equal ratios. Conclusion: FNAC helped us in determining granulomatous inflammation, most likely Tuberculosis as the most common cause of cervical lymphadenopathy which is consistent with data obtained from most developing countries. https://journal.afmdc.edu.pk/index.php/AFMDC/article/view/312Fine Needle Aspiration CytologyCervical lymphadenopathyTuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Raees Abbas Lail Areeba Farooq Qurrat-ul-Ain Tahir Sadaf Shafique Syeda Tooba Fatmi Abdul Ghaffar Spectrum of Cytopathological Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy- An Experience at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital Journal of Aziz Fatimah Medical and Dental College Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Cervical lymphadenopathy Tuberculosis |
| title | Spectrum of Cytopathological Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy- An Experience at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital |
| title_full | Spectrum of Cytopathological Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy- An Experience at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Spectrum of Cytopathological Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy- An Experience at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spectrum of Cytopathological Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy- An Experience at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital |
| title_short | Spectrum of Cytopathological Causes of Cervical Lymphadenopathy- An Experience at Sahiwal Teaching Hospital |
| title_sort | spectrum of cytopathological causes of cervical lymphadenopathy an experience at sahiwal teaching hospital |
| topic | Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Cervical lymphadenopathy Tuberculosis |
| url | https://journal.afmdc.edu.pk/index.php/AFMDC/article/view/312 |
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