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Microfilaria in liver aspiration cytology: An extremely rare finding
Author(s) -
Vij Mukul,
Kumari Niraj,
Krishnani Narendra
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.21483
Subject(s) - microfilaria , medicine , cytology , pathology , indian subcontinent , fine needle aspiration cytology , cytopathology , incidence (geometry) , fine needle aspiration , filariasis , biopsy , helminths , immunology , history , ancient history , physics , optics
Filariasis is a common public health problem in the Indian subcontinent. The diagnosis can be made conventionally by demonstrating microfilaria in peripheral blood smears. Despite it high incidence it is unusual to find microfilariae in fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) cytology smears. Microfilariae have been reported in cytological specimens of various organs, but it is extremely rare to find microfilaria in fine FNA cytology of liver. We report seventh case of microfilaria in liver aspirate in a male patient suffering from gallbladder cancer. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.