The hidden parasite in palpable nodule: Cysticercosis on cytology
Keywords:
Cysticercosis, Cytology, Subcutaneous swelling
Abstract
Cysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of soft tissue. It is more common in northern parts of India. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a useful and rapid technique in the diagnosis of Cysticercosis We report a case of cysticercosis in a 27-year-old female patient, who presented with a subcutaneous swelling in the right arm which was diagnosed on FNAC. FNAC in cysticercosis is a low-cost outpatient procedure. It is one of the tools for preoperative diagnosis which obviates the need for open biopsyReferences
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2. Gill M, Dua S, Gill PS, Gupta V, Gupta S, Sen R. Cytomorphological spectrum of subcutaneous and intramuscular cysticercosis: A study of 22 cases J Cytol. 2010 Oct;27(4):123-6.
3. Goyal P, Sehgal S, Ghosh S, Mittal D, Kumar A, Singh S. A Cytological Study of Palpable Superficial Nodules of Parasitic Origin: A Study of 41 Cases. Pathology Research International, vol. 2014, Article ID 373472, 5 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/373472
4. Vuong PN. Fine needle aspiration cytology of sub-cutaneous cysticercosis of the breast. Case report and pathogenic discussion. Acta Cytol 1989;33:659-62.
5. Handa U, Garg S, Mohan H. Fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of subcutaneous cysticercosis. Di-agn Cytopathol 2008;36:183-7.
6. Kung IT, Lee D, Yu HC. Soft tissue cysticercosis diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration. Am J Clin Pathol 1989;92:834-5.
7. Goyal P, Sehgal S, Ghosh S, Mittal D, Kumar A, Singh S. A Cytological Study of Palpable Superficial Nodules of Parasitic Origin: A Study of 41 Cases. Pathology Research International, vol. 2014, Article ID 373472, 5 pages, 2014. doi:10.1155/2014/373472
8. U. Handa, S. Garg, and H. Mohan, “Fine needle aspiration in the diagnosis of subcutaneous cysti-cercosis,” Diagnostic Cytopathology, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 183–187, 2008.
9. Goyal P, Ghosh S, Sehgal S, Mittal D, Singh S. Solitary Cysticercosis of Parotid Gland Diagnosed on FNAC. APSP Journal of Case Reports. 2014;5(1):11.
10. Adhikari RC, Aryal G, Jha A, Pant AD, Sayami G. Diagnosis of subcutaneous cysticercosis in fine needle aspirates: a study of 10 cases. Nepal Med Coll J 2007;9:234-8.
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2015-12-15
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