Case report: Metastatic neck nodes of unknown origin with concurrent tuberculous lymphadenitis. Is fine needle aspiration and cytology (FNAC) adequate?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
Presentation with cervical lymphadenopathy would usually have an aetiology of neoplasm, infection or reactive cause. Dual pathology of regional metastasis with simultaneous occurrence of tuberculous lymphadenopathy is rather rare. Herein the authors present a case of primary occult carcinoma and tuberculous lymphadenopathy in an unfortunate patient. The reliability of fine-needle aspiration cytology as a first-line investigation, with alternative methods in approaching cervical lymphadenopathy, was further dissected. © 2021, Association of Otolaryngologists of India.
Keywords
Cytology techniques, Lymph node, Neoplasm, Tuberculosis, Unknown primary
Divisions
ummc
Funders
Director General of Health Malaysia
Publication Title
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery
Volume
74
Publisher
Springer