ROLE OF FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY IN DIAGNOSIS OF METASTATIC LYMPHADENOPATHY

Abstract

INTRODUCTION Lymph node is a common site of metastasis for various malignancies. So the strong clinical suspicion and thus the early diagnosis of palpable lymphadenopathy by FNAC is of paramount importance. It is useful to differentiate between inflammatory lesions or malignant lesion whether primary or metastatic.