IP Archives of Cytology and Histopathology Research
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IP Archives of Cytology and Histopathology Research (ACHR) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2016 and is published under the Khyati Education and Research Foundation (KERF), is registered as a non-profit society (under the society registration act, 1860), Government of India with the vision of various accredited vocational courses in healthcare, education, paramedical, yoga, publication, teaching and research activity, with the aim of faster and better dissemination of knowledge, we will be publishing the article more...Original Article
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Volume : 4, Issue : 3, Year : 2019
Article Page : 265-276
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.achr.2019.049
Abstract
Introduction: To study the clinical, cyto morphological features of all pediatric lesions and categorize them as inflammatory, benign and malignant lesions and to correlate with histopathological diagnosis, wherever possible.
Materials and Methods: All lesions in pediatric age group (0-14years) during a period of three years (2016-18) and total of 369 cases are detected clinically or under radiological guidance were included.
Results: Out of 2911 fine needle aspirations during the study period, 369 were aspirations in children of pediatric age group, constituting 12.67% of all aspirations. Repeat aspirations were done in 4 cases, of which 3 cases were from different organs at same time and in one case 2 aspirations were done in 2 month follow up period. Majority of lesions were inflammatory lesions comprising 74.52% (275) of all lesions, followed by neoplastic lesions (12.19%). Nonspecific inflammatory lesions were more common (63.63%) than specific inflammatory lesions (36.36%). Neoplasms comprised 12.19% (45) cases, and about two third of them were benign lesions (60%). Overall, benign lesions constituted 7.31% of all lesions and malignant lneoplasms 4.87%. Highest incidence was seen in 12th year comprising 15.71% (58 lesions).
Conclusion: FNAC is a rapid, easy, simple, minimally invasive technique well accepted in the adult population and also in pediatric age group. However with diagnostic accuracy of 91.30% in the present study as well as in previous studies, FNAC can be a reliable first line investigation in children. From this study it was clear that there is more widespread utilization of FNAC in children especially in enlarged cervical lymph nodes.
Keywords: FNAC, Pediatric lesions, Pediatric tumors, Cytohistology, Fine needle aspiration.
How to cite : Mulimani S, Bhat B, Andola K S, Andola S K, Clinical, cytological and histopathological spectrum of pediatric lesions with emphasis on pediatric tumors. IP Arch Cytol Histopathol Res 2019;4(3):265-276
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