Cytomorphology of periarticular nodular swellings: One year study
Journal Title: IP Journal of Diagnostic Pathology and Oncology - Year 2018, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction Periarticular nodular swellings represent one of the common manifestations of a wide variety of nonneoplastic and neoplastic lesions It poses diagnostic challenge for both the clinicians and pathologists due to overlapping signs and symptoms and nonspecific laboratory findings FNAC helps in categorizing these lesions as inflammatory degenerative benign and malignant and offers an early diagnosisAims and Objectives To categorise different nodular swellings around synovial joints of upper and lower limbs and to study the Cytomorphology of these lesionsMaterials and Methods An observational case study of 100 patients with Periarticular nodules of upper and lower extremities referred to the cytology OPD of GMC Nagpur Maharashtra over oneyear durationResults Commonest lesion found was ganglion cyst in 37 patients followed by lipoma in 18 patients epidermal cyst in 13 patients inflammatory lesions in 11 patients giant cell tumor of tendon sheath in 8 patients benign mesenchymal tumors in 7 patients Other interesting cases included gout in 2 patients rheumatoid nodule ochronosis xanthoma nerve abscess synovial sarcoma chloroma and metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma in 1 eachKeywords Periarticular nodules FNAC Inflammatory Cytomorphology
Authors and Affiliations
Dharitri Bhat, Poonam Malani, Swati Kalantri, Dinkar T. Kumbhalkar, Waman K. Raut
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