International Journal of Contemporary Pathology
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue: 2

Cervical Lymphadenopathy as Primary Presentation of Malignant Mesothelioma: -A Rare Case with Cytological Diagnosis and Literature Review

  • Author:
  • Jyoti Mishra1,, Mratunjai Sharma2, Anil Verma3, Geeta Deshmukh4, Roopak Aggarwal3, Mayank Gupta5
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 14 to 18

1Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences and Research, Sharda Hospital, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh

2Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Saraswati Institute of Medical Sciences, Hapur, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

3Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, SMS, Gr. Noida, UP

4Professor, Department of Pathology, SMS, Gr. Noida, UP

5Assistant Professor, Department of General Pathology, Christian Medical College Vellore

*Address for Correspondence: Dr Jyoti Mishra B-207, Sector 48, Noida, Pin-201301

Online published on 12 October, 2015.

Abstract

Malignant mesothelioma with distant metastasis is an uncommon occurrence. In the present article we report a case of a 45-year-old male that came to our attention for the incidental finding of a single enlarged cervical lymph node. Fine needle aspiration (FNAC) was diagnostic of malignant mesothelioma. Immunocytochemically, the neoplasm showed reactivity for Calretinin. The primary malignant pleural mesothelioma was detected five months later. Though rare, awareness of such a possibility and careful cytological examination under the appropriate clinical conditions is warranted.

Keywords

Malignant mesothelioma, cervical lymph node, initial, cytology