Diagnostic Evaluation of Cervical Lymphadenopathy in FNAC Samples

Background: Nowadays lymphadenopathy is a common clinical problem and it may be in a form of localized, limited, or generalized. Cervical lymphadenopathy can be due to infections, malignancies, autoimmune disorders and other miscellaneous conditions. To diagnose lymphadenopathy in a short time, a simple, cost-effective outpatient procedure Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is necessary. FNAC is an accurate procedure to diagnose lymphadenopathy cases. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the results of FNAC of nodes especially cervical lymphnodes in our institution.