Evaluation for Granulomatous Inflammation on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Using Special Stains

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center" colspan="2">Acid fast bacilli</td><td align="center">Total</td></tr><tr><td align="left"></td><td align="center">negative for AFB</td><td align="center">positive for AFB</td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Caseation necrosis</td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td><td align="center"></td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Not present</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">3</td><td align="center">31</td></tr><tr><td align="left"> Present</td><td align="center">28</td><td align="center">41</td><td align="center">69</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Total</td><td align="center">56</td><td align="center">44</td><td align="center">100</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Relationship of acid fast bacilli with caseation necrosis.

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Table 6: Evaluation for Granulomatous Inflammation on Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Using Special Stains 