JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Abstract

Epithelioid granulomas in association with malignant solid tumours and lymphomas are well documented in surgical pathology literature. The presence of granulomas does not pose a diagnostic dilemma when the malignant features are overt. But in rare instances the epithelioid granuloma response may be so florid as to obscure the underlying diagnosis resulting in misdiagnosis. We report 2 cases of Hodgkin's disease mimicking granulomatous lymphadenitis on cytology. We report these cases to draw attention to diagnostic problems caused by granulomas in FNAcytology.

Key words: Hodgkin's disease, Granulomatous lymphadenitis, FNAC