Research Journal of Medical Sciences
ISSN: Online 1993-6095ISSN: Print 1815-9346
Abstract
Fineneedle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a procedure in which a fine needle is used to remove a sample of cells from a suspicious mass for diagnostic purposes. To study of cytomorphological features of mass lesions from nonthyroidal head and neck region. This prospective study of FNAC was conducted on 262 patients over a period of 1.5 years i.e. from Jan 2022 to July 2023. The overall incidence of FNAC of head and neck masses in our institution was 33.75% of all FNACs. In our study males predominated with male to female ratio of 1.84:1. Benign lesions were more common comprising of 166 (63.36%) cases than malignant lesions which comprised of 79 (30.16%) cases of all head and neck masses. Lymph node was the most common site of FNAC among head and neck masses. They comprised of 239 (91.22%) cases of all head and neck masses. The most common cytological pattern observed was presence of caseousnecrosis and epithelioid cell granuloma (CN+ECG) in 50 (78.12%) cases of tubercular lymphadenitis. Reactive lymphadenitis, acute suppurative lymphadenitis and chronic granulomatous lymphadenitis comprised of 54 (22.59%), 16 (6.69%) and 14 (05.85%) cases of all lymph node masses respectively. We conclude that fine needle aspiration cytology is a highly effective diagnostic procedure in the pre operative evaluation and management of non thyroidal head and neck masses.
How to cite this article:
Kapil S. Dhumure and Rajharsh D. Hamante. Study of Cytomorphological Features Of Mass Lesions From Nonthyroidal Head and Neck Region.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36478/10.36478/makrjms.2024.1.522.528
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