FNAC in tuberculous lymphadenitis: Experience from a tertiary level referral centre

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 102-107

  Nidhi, Paliwal ^a   Sapna, Thakur ^a   Shalini, Mullick ^a   Kumud, Gupta ^a  

^a LRS Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases   (India)

Author keywords

Cytomorphological patterns; Tuberculous lymphadenitis; Ziehl neelsen staining

Indexed keywords

EOSIN; HEMATOXYLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CELL STRUCTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPITHELIOID CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; GRANULOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054050793     PISSN: 00195707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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