Open AccessUtility of FNAC in dermatological manifestations of metastatic cancer with the review of the literature
Author(s) -
Bhavana Gupta,
Varuna Mallya,
Shyama Jain,
Priti Agarwal
Publication year - 2018
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/joc.joc_158_17
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , nodule (geology) , cytology , fine needle aspiration cytology , radiology , metastasis , cancer , dermatology , pathology , paleontology , biology
Cutaneous metastasis (CM) though rare, indicates a terminal event in any malignancy and has a grave outcome. The present study reiterates the role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of metastatic cutaneous nodules.