Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction in space-occupying lesions of liver reported as granulomatous inflammation/tuberculosis on fine-needle aspiration cytology

Conclusion: Cytomorphology alone may not be sufficient for differentiating various granulomatous lesions reported in liver SOLs. DNA can be extracted from the archival cytological MGG-stained smears. PCR should be carried out if Ziehl–Neelsen staining is negative in granulomatous lesions, especially when material has not been submitted for culture.

Source: CytoJournal - January 19, 2017 Category: Pathology Authors: Kusum Sharma Nalini Gupta Kapil Goyal Ajay Kumar Duseja Aman Sharma Arvind Rajwanshi Source Type: research