scholarly journals Diagnostic outcome of fine needle aspiration cytology in 400 cases of head and neck masses in tertiary care center

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 665
Author(s):  
Alpesh V. Patel ◽  
Nehal R. Patel ◽  
Payal R. Vadher ◽  
Manali B. Kakadia
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Neck Masses ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Head And Neck Masses ◽  
Thyroid Lesions

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> The objective of the study was to identify various lesions of neck swellings and to study their distributions according<strong> </strong>to age, sex and site and to find out distribution of malignant, inflammatory and infective lesions in neck swellings.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> The prospective study was conducted in the department of ENT, SCL General<strong> </strong>Hospital, NHL MMC, Saraspur, Ahmedabad from July 2014 to July 2016. All indoor and outdoor 400 patients of SCL hospital presenting with palpable head and neck swellings were referred to the cytology section at SCL hospital for FNAC and included in present study.  </p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> In our study out of 400 cases, lymph nodes constituted 276 cases with female<strong> </strong>preponderance. Among the inflammatory lesions, commonest lesion was tuberculosis which comprised of 147 cases followed by 64 cases of reactive lymphadenitis. In thyroid lesions the male: female ratio was 1:18, with maximum incidence in age group of 20-50 years. Total 95 cases were observed, out of which benign thyroid lesions (Bethesda grade II) were most common (92.63%). Salivary gland comprised of 11 cases, Out of 10 benign neoplastic lesions, 9 cases of pleomorphic adenoma and 1 cases of Warthin’s tumor were found.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> FNAC is a very simple and expeditious procedure which can be carried out without much<strong> </strong>problem. It reduces the necessities to perform excisions biopsy in many cases. Thus, FNAC can be recommended as a first line of investigation in the diagnosis of neck swellings and can be adopted as an outpatient procedure, thus reducing the cost and time of hospitalization.</p>

scholarly journals Audit of head and neck fine needle aspiration cytology from a tertiary institution in south - west Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-20
Author(s):  
V.I. Akinmoladun ◽  
C.A. Okolo ◽  
T.O. Aladelusi ◽  
O.O. Gbolahan
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Patient Acceptability ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Neck Masses ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Head And Neck Masses

Objective: FNAC is a well-established initial investigative tool for head and neck masses due to its being cost effective, quick to perform, low associated morbidity, high patient acceptability and high diagnostic accuracy. This study aimed to audit the utilization and deployment of FNAC in the management of head and neck masses in our hospitalMethods: This is a retrospective study of all patients presenting for fine needle aspiration cytology of lesions in the head and neck region at our hospital for fifteen years (from 2008 to 2017). All data were extracted from the FNA clinic records. The data was analyzed using the SPSS version 21 and results presented as figures and percentages.Results: During the study period, 3194 patients were seen, 2789 had complete information for analysis. There were 875 males (31.4%) and 1914 females (68.6%). The ages ranged between 1 year and 103 years. Overall mean age was 39.7 + 17.9 years. The commonest site was the anterior neck, accounting for 1323 (47.4%) of the lesions. Cervical lymph nodal swellings accounted for 548 (19.6%)]. Benign lesions constituted 35%. A total of 160 (5.7%) specimens were reported as inconclusive. Malignant lesions had the highest prevalence in the 1-10year age group. There was no complication reported with any of the procedures.Conclusion: FNAC is an established tool for investigating head and neck lesions in our hospital. The practice however needs to be further developed in line with the recommendations of National Institute for Clinical Excellence for improved outcomes.Keywords: Fine needle aspiration cytology, head neck masses

Accuracy of fine‐needle aspiration cytology of head and neck masses

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 394-399 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumaya Rammeh ◽  
Emna Romdhane ◽  
Asma Sassi ◽  
Linda Belhajkacem ◽  
Ahlem Blel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Neck Masses ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Head And Neck Masses

scholarly journals Accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of palpable head and neck masses in a tertiary health care center

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
GG Swamy ◽  
A Singh ◽  
JM Ahuja ◽  
N Satyanarayana
Keyword(s):  
Head And Neck ◽  
Neck Region ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Head And Neck Region ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Neck Masses ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Head And Neck Masses

Palpable masses in head and neck are a common clinical finding, affecting all age groups. These lumps may be extremely worrying for both physician and patient, as a wide variety of pathological conditions. Accurate cytological analysis has played a major role in evaluation and planning for surgery. We attempted to evaluate the role of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) in diagnosing lesions of the head and neck region and to review the diversity of lesions in the patients attending the hospital. The study was conducted retrospectively in the department of pathology at College of Medical Sciences- Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal a tertiary health care centre. The target population comprised patients presenting with palpable masses at head and neck region during the period of February 2007 to December 2009. The accuracy of FNAC was verified by histological examination in this final study group of (n=125) patients. In these (n=125) patients, twenty five were males and hundred were females. Thyroid gland (60%) was the commonest site aspirated, followed by lymph node (20%), salivary gland (16%) and soft tissue lesions (4%). In our study the sensitivity was 87.5%, the specificity was 100%, the positive predictive value was 100%, the negative predictive value was 98.26% and false negatives were 12.5%. We concluded that FNAC is a safe, cost-effective, sensitive and specific technique in the initial evaluation of head and neck masses. A correct cytological diagnosis can be achieved in a majority of cases, avoiding the need for surgical interventions. Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal,2011,Vol-6,No-4, 19-25 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jcmsn.v6i4.6721

Correlation between FNAC and Histopathology in the Diagnosis of Thyroid Lesions

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Md Nazmul Haque ◽  
Mahmudul Amin Sakik ◽  
Mohammad Ashequr Rahman Bhuiyan ◽  
Moshammat Fatima Akhter ◽  
Saif Rahman Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thyroid Gland ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Female Ratio ◽  
Male Female Ratio ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Female Male Female ◽  
Record Review ◽  
Thyroid Lesions

Objective: To observe the correlation between fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and Histopathology in the diagnosis of thyroid lesions. Methods:It was a Retrospective record review study .One hundred four (104) Patients with enlarged thyroid gland of both sexes were selected from admitted patients of National institute of ENT, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Duration was from January 2017 to December 2018. Every patients had preoperative FNAC & postoperative histopathology report of thyroid lesions. Results: FNACdiagnosis of thyroid lesions were correlated with histopathology diagnosis. Out of 104 patients 26 were male 78 were female. Male-Female ratio were 1:3.out of 104 patients most Patients were 31 to 40 years of ageGroup.out of 104 cases of FNAC 9 cases were false Cyto-diagnosis. Overall accuracy rate was 91.35%. Conclusion: FNAC is a reliable, safe and relatively accurate method as apreoperative evaluationin thyroid gland swelling before surgery. FNAC has more accuracy in detecting thyroid gland malignancy and therefore it is a reliable diagnostic test for evaluation of thyroid swelling. Bangladesh J Otorhinolaryngol; April 2021; 27(1): 81-85

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