Fine-needle aspiration of axillary swelling: Cytodiagnosis of an unusual presentation of filariasis (CytoJournal)

Deepika Gupta, Prajwala Gupta, Minakshi BhardwajCytoJournal 2019 16(1):25-25 Lymphatic filariasis is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is not routinely used for its identification. However, it has been detected incidentally, while doing FNAC for the evaluation of other lesions. We describe a presentation of occult filariasis with microfilariae (mf) in an isolated axillary swelling wherein FNAC was helpful in establishing the diagnosis.