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Case Report: Metastatic Neck Nodes of Unknown Origin with Concurrent Tuberculous Lymphadenitis. Is Fine Needle Aspiration and Cytology (FNAC) Adequate?

Authors :
Salmi Abdullah
Geng Ju Tuang
S Darmma Subramaniam
Zainal Azmi Zainal Abidin
Source :
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery. 74:5888-5892
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021.

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.

Details

ISSN :
09737707 and 22313796
Volume :
74
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........c89b99a4b80ee3ee8ae2d22362ee5a03
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02497-w