Abstract
Objective: purpose of the study was to know the relative frequencies of different morphological disease patterns in
patients Of cervical lymphadenopathy by FNAC.
Study Design: A descriptive cross sectional study.
Place and Of Study: Surgery and Pathology department Of Pakistan Railway teaching Hospital Rawalpindi from
January 2005 to October 2011.
Materials and Methods: Results Of fine needle aspiration cytology Of patients With enlarged cervical lyrnphnodes was
recorded.
Results: Total number Of patients was 150. The male to female ratio was 1.3:1 (86 males and 64 females). The maximum
patients were in I I •20 years (40%), followed by 21-30 years (20%). The youngest patient was 4 Years and the oldest was 67
years. The FNAC showed chronic granulomatous inflammation suggestive Of tuberculosis (43%) as the commonest
pathology, followed by reactive hyperplasia (39%), nonspecific (9%), lymphoma, (5%), and metastatic
carcinoma (4%).
Conclusion: All patients with enlarged cervical lymph nodes should be thoroughly investigated. ENAC is a reliable
diagnostic tool in evaluation Of lymphadenopathy. Chronic granulomatous inflammation suggesting tuberculosisis one Of
the major causes of enlarged cervical lymphnodes in our country.
