A Clinicopathological Study of Cervical Lymphadenopathy

Abstract

Lymphadenopathy is a very common clinical manifestation of many diseases. It is a disease of the lymph nodes, inwhich they are abnormal in size or consistency. The study intends to find out systematically the various pathologicalconditions presenting with enlarged lymph nodes in the neck, also the various nodes of clinical presentations andbehavior of these conditions. This study consisted of 200 consecutive cases and diagnosis was made on the basis ofclinical, fine needle aspiration cytology and histopathological findings. Out of 200 cases in the study 30.0% werenon-specific lymphadenopathy, 47% were tuberculosis, 15% were secondary metastatic lymphadenopathy due toprimary malignant lesion in head-neck region, 5% were primary malignant lesion that is lymphoma (Hodgkins andnon-Hodgkins lymphoma), rest 3% were due to other lesions like Kikuchi's disease, histiocytosis. After swelling inthe neck, pain and fever were the most common presentations. Some patients presented with suppurativelymphadenopathy. In this study, fine needle aspiration cytology was found to be so reliable. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Med. Coll. J. 2022;1(1):29-32