A study of prevalence of malignant and non-malignant swellings of neck at tertiary health care center
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: The cause of neck masses can range from an innocuous reactive lesion to tuberculosis and malignancy. Aims and Objectives: To study of prevalence of malignant and non-malignant swellings of neck at tertiary health care center. Methodology: It was a cross-sectional study of 210 cases of palpable neck lesions from March 2015 to October 2016 at Chhatrapati Shivaji Majaraj general hospital and Dr.V.M. Medical College, Solapur. Any patients with palpable lesion of neck referred is selected and the aspiration is done in central clinical laboratory of pathology department. The cytological smears are categorized as under, Benign lesions, Malignant lesions, Haemorrhagic aspirates, Inadequate. aspirates. Result: The maximum number of cases were with lymphnode involvement i.e., consisting of 131 cases (62.38%) while the cases with thyroid gland swelling were 67(31.90%). In lymph node swellings tuberculous lymphadenitis was the common i.e. 30% of all study cases while the least number were lymphoma category i.e. 1.43%. In the group of thyroid gland maximum number of cases were 25.71% and the minimum number of cases were of hashimotos thyroiditis and papillary carcinoma i.e. up to 0.48% each of the total study cases. In the group of salivary gland The maximum number of cases were of pleomorphic adenoma i.e. 3.33% of total study cases. The maximum number of cases were in the age group of 21 to 30 years i.e. 56 cases (26.66%) while the minimum number of cases were in the age group of 61 to 70 years i.e. 2 cases forming 0.95%. In lymphnode swelling there was male preponderancein the group of thyroid swelling there was female preponderance. The salivary gland swellings were seen with slight male preponderance. Conclusion: It can be concluded from our study that the maximum number of cases were with lymphnode involvement in that tuberculous lymphadenitis was the common in thyroid gland maximum number of cases were hashimotos thyroiditis, In the group of salivary gland The maximum number of cases were pleomorphic adenoma. In lymph node swelling there was male preponderance, In the group of thyroid swelling there was female preponderance. The salivary gland swellings were seen with slight male preponderance.
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Satish Gopal Sankpal, Satish Pawar
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