Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology
  • Year: 2017
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

Role of FNAC in the diagnosis of Head and Neck Lesion: A study from Garhwal region, Uttarakhand

  • Author:
  • Arvind Kumar1,, Sheela Choudhary2, Deepa Hatwal3, Neha Batra1, S.K. Barpanda3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 183 to 187

1Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Govt. Medical Science & Research Institute

2Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Govt. Medical Science & Research Institute

3Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Veer Chandra Singh Garhwali Govt. Medical Science & Research Institute

*Corresponding Author: Email: drarvindkumar10@gmail.com

Online published on 14 October, 2017.

Abstract

The present study was intended to study the spectrum of disease by aspiration cytology as well as evaluating its diagnostic utility in palpable head and neck lesion of Garhwal population in Uttarakhand.

Retrospective study conducted on 796 patients presented with palpable head and neck mass. FNAC procedure was done using 23–24 G needle. Smears were stained by Giemsa and Pap smear and special stains.

Most common clinical presentation was cervical lymphadenopathy 67.8% and lesion was reactive lymphoid hyperplasia 33.3%. Metastatic carcinoma in cervical lymph node 58.57% was noted in majority of patient suffering from malignancy. FNAC proved to be fast, cost effective and reliable procedure for prompt diagnosis.

Keywords

FNAC, Head and Neck, Malignant Lesion, Cost Effective