Research Article
Peripheral Lymph Node Excisional Biopsy: Yield, Relevance, and Outcomes in a Remote Surgical Setup
Table 3
Distribution of diseases in biopsied lymph nodes
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| Disease | Number of patients (%) |
| Tuberculosis | 60 (45.4%) | Lymphoma | 7 (5.3%) | Metastatic secondary | 3 (2.2%) | Acute lymphadenitis | 7 (5.3%) | Nonspecific granuloma | 18 (13.6%) | Reactive lymphadenitis | 29 (22%) | Other causes | 8 (6%) | (i) Sinus histiocytosis | 4 (3%) | (ii) Cat-scratch disease | 2 (1.5%) | (iii) Parasitic cause | 2 (1.5%) | Total | 132 (100%) |
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