Fine needle aspiration cytology as a preliminary diagnostic procedure for asymptomatic cervical lymphadenopathy.

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dc.contributor.authorSarda, A Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorBal, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, M Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorKapur, M Men_US
dc.date.accessioned1990-03-01en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-31T02:18:50Z
dc.date.available1990-03-01en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-31T02:18:50Z
dc.date.issued1990-03-01en_US
dc.description.abstractFine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was used as a preliminary diagnostic procedure in evaluating discrete, asymptomatic cervical lymphadenopathy of more than four weeks duration. Benign pathologies were encountered in 294/359 patients (82%); of these 86% had tuberculosis. Even in the elderly, a large number of patients (25/78) harboured tubercular lymph glands. FNAC obtained adequate material for cytologic diagnosis in 97.5% and had an overall accuracy rate of 97%. Malignancy was correctly diagnosed in 100%; in tuberculosis the accuracy rate of 96% with a 3.5% false negative results. FNAC is reliable as the initial evaluating procedure even in benign disorders; it is also cheap, speedy and easy to perform, with no complications, making it suitable for wider application in developing countries with scant resources.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSarda AK, Bal S, Singh MK, Kapur MM. Fine needle aspiration cytology as a preliminary diagnostic procedure for asymptomatic cervical lymphadenopathy. Journal of the Association of Physicians of India. 1990 Mar; 38(3): 203-5en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/92933
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.japi.orgen_US
dc.subject.meshAdenocarcinoma --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshBiopsy, Needleen_US
dc.subject.meshCarcinoma, Squamous Cell --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshDiagnosis, Differentialen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHead and Neck Neoplasms --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshLymph Nodes --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshLymphatic Metastasisen_US
dc.subject.meshLymphoma --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshTuberculosis, Lymph Node --pathologyen_US
dc.titleFine needle aspiration cytology as a preliminary diagnostic procedure for asymptomatic cervical lymphadenopathy.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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