FNAC of Head and Neck Lesions in a Tertiary Care Institute of Jammu- A 3 Year Retrospective Study

FNAC of Head and Neck Lesions in a Tertiary Care Institute of Jammu- A 3 Year Retrospective Study

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Background: Head & neck region swellings are commonly encountered and rarely go unnoticed.FNAC provides early diagnosis and initial segregation into inflammatory versus neoplastic pathology.Aims & Objectives: To study the role of FNAC in head and neck lesions, to study the cytomorphological patterns of various head and neck lesions and to study the distribution according to age, MAGNESIUM + GABA sex and site of various head & neck lesions.Material & Methods: It is a retrospective observational study done over a period of 3 years from 1st May 2019 to 1st May 2022 in the Cytology section of the Post Graduate Department of Pathology in all age groups irrespective of their sex.Results: A total of 2024 cases of Head & neck region FNA (including guided FNA) aspirates were included in the study.

Maximum number of cases were in the age group of 21-30 years (30%).Female to male ratio was 1.2:1 Maximum number of aspirates were from lymph nodes (41%) followed by thyroid (33%).In our study Gauze 68% cases were benign and 32 % cases were malignant.Conclusion: Our study shows patterns of head & neck lesions on FNAC.

Despite its limitations FNAC still could be used as the initial investigating tool for assessing head & neck region swellings, although histopathology remains the gold standard.