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The clinical and cytomorphological spectrum of hydatid disease
Author(s) -
Kapatia Gargi,
Tom Jesty P.,
Rohilla Manish,
Gupta Parikshaa,
Gupta Nalini,
Srinivasan Radhika,
Rajwanshi Arvind,
Dey Pranab
Publication year - 2020
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.24391
Subject(s) - medicine , giemsa stain , cytology , pathology , haematoxylin , fine needle aspiration cytology , lung , staining
Hydatid disease (HD) is caused by the tapeworm of the genus Echinococcus . Fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an expedient diagnostic technique that may be used for its rapid diagnosis. Aim To study the clinical and cytomorphological spectrum of HD diagnosed by cytology. Material and methods A total of 24 patients diagnosed with HD on FNAC and fluid were studied over a period of 5.5 years. May Grunwald Giemsa, Periodic acid Schiff, and Haematoxylin and Eosin stained smears were studied and analysed for the cytomorphological spectrum of HD. Results Amongst the 24 patients studied, the mean age was 29.8 years (range 6‐64 years). There was equal sex preponderance with 12 males and 12 females. The most common organ involved was lung (54.1% of cases) followed by liver (25% of cases). Presence of laminated membranes (n‐20, 83.3%) followed by presence of hooklets (n‐13, 54.1%) were the common cytological features. Scolices and protoscolices representing endocyst were seen in 37.5% of cases (n‐9). Conclusion Clinicians and pathologists should be aware of the clinical and morphological spectrum of HD respectively for immediate diagnosis followed by prompt management.