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Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of wegener's granulomatosis - A case report
Sanjay Jogai1, Subhash K Gupta2, SK Jindal3, Raje Nijhawan4
1 Senior Resident, Deptt. of Cytology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
2 Professor & Head, Deptt. of Cytology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
3 Professor & Head, Deptt. of Pulmonary Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
4 Associate Professor, Dept. of Cytology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India
Correspondence Address:
Subhash K Gupta
Prof. & Head, Department of Cytology, PGIMER, Chandigarh
India
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Wegener's granulomatosis is a form of necrotizing vasculitis. Radiological examination, open lung biopsy and Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) are the standard methods to arrive at a diagnosis. Experience with fine needle aspiration diagnosis are however limited. We herewith present one such case report where the diagnosis was suggested primarily by FNAC and subsequently confirmed by anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) positivity thus obviating the need for an open lung biopsy.
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