Objective: This study assesses the role of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the
diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis (TL) in comparison with histology and bacteriology …

Background Tuberculosis lymphadenitis (TBLN) diagnosis is often challenging in most
resource poor settings. Often cytopathologic diagnosis of TBLN suspected patients is …

Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is an important health problem specially in the developing
countries. Although effective chemotherapy is available, compliance of patient is a major …

Tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBLN) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
However, the optimal diagnosis using Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) or excisional …

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of
Pathology among lateral neck mass specimens of a tertiary care center from January 2019 …

TB, a chronic granulomatous infectious disease. Although TB can affect any organ or tissue,
the most common form is pulmonary tuberculosis. Extra-pulmonary TB may affect the …

Introduction: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is currently recommended as first line
investigation in suspected malignancy as it provide useful information to plan surgery. FNAC …

Objectives: This study was undertaken to categorize various cytomorphological patterns of
tuberculous lymphadenitis and with utility of Xpert MTB/RIF as an adjunct to cytology …

Introduction: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is equally important as that of pulmonary
tuberculosis. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is accurate, cost effective, minimal …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis is one of the most common diseases in the world, with a
prevalence of approximately one-third of the global population and nine million new cases …