Abstract
Swellings in the hand and wrist are frequently encountered in clinical practice and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is used as a primary diagnostic modality in most of them. A wide spectrum of lesions can be encountered at these sites. The aim of this study was to report the prevalence and spectrum of hand and wrist lesions and evaluate the diagnostic role of FNAC. All the patients who presented with palpable lesions in the hand or wrist between January 2011 and July 2016 were reviewed, retrospectively. 1312 cases were subjected to FNAC of hand and wrist swellings, of which 1136 (86.6%) cases were satisfactory. Age ranged from 5 months to 90 years with M: F = 0.7:1. 138 (12.1%) were diagnosed as inflammatory lesions, 875 (77.0%) as benign, non-neoplastic (tumor-like) lesions and 123 (10.8%) were neoplastic lesions. The inflammatory lesions included 75 cases of synovitis, 30 cases of tuberculosis, 28 cases of abscess, one case of cysticercosis, two cases of gout, and fat necrosis each. In the benign, non-neoplastic (tumor-like) lesions, the most common lesion was ganglion (775 cases). The neoplastic lesions included 78 benign lesions with the most common being giant cell tumor of tendon sheath (61 cases). There were 40 ca...Continue Reading
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