Open AccessRole of FNAC in diagnosis of cutaneous malignancies
Author(s) -
Jyotima Agarwal,
JK Gupta
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.160567
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration cytology , presentation (obstetrics) , biopsy , disease , dermatology , thickening , histopathological examination , lymph node , pathology , radiology , general surgery , chemistry , polymer science
Hansen's disease is on the verge of being eliminated from India and often missed by clinicians due to low index of suspicion. We present an unusual case in which greater auricular nerve thickening masqueraded as enlarged lymph node in the neck. The patient was referred for fine needle aspiration cytology, which revealed epithelioid cell granulomas suggestive of Hansen's disease. Further clinical examination and investigations including the skin biopsy confirmed the disease, highlighting the role of pathologist in the management of such unusual presentation of a common disease.