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. 2021 Aug 27;38(3):164–170. doi: 10.4103/JOC.JOC_217_20

Table 2.

Discordant cases on comparison of cytodiagnosis with histopathology

Category 2: Lymphoma vs. other malignancies (n=3)
Age Sex Site LN FNA Dx HPE Error type Cause of Error
50 M Cx NHL, HG Small-cell carcinoma metastatic I Low cellularity, crush artifact
62 M Cx NHL Carcinoma, Metastatic I Crush artifact
37 M Cx NHL, HG Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Metastatic I
Category 3: Hodgkin vs. non-Hodgkin lymphoma (n=7)
65 M Cx HL DLBCL I Low cellularity, few atypical cells
2 F SM HL DLBCL I Low cellularity
65 F SC HL ALCL I Low cellularity
47 M RPN NHL, s/o ALCL HL, NOS I Segmental involvement
42 M Cx NHL, s/o ALCL HL, NS I,S Low cellularity, segmental involvement
32 M Ax NHL, s/o ALCL HL, NS I,S Low cellularity, segmental involvement
43 F Cx NHL, s/o ALCL HL, NS I,S Low cellularity, segmental involvement

ALCL, Anaplastic large-cell lymphoma; Ax, Axillary; Cx, cervical; DLBCL, Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; Dx, Diagnosis; F, Female; FL, Follicular lymphoma; HG, High grade; HL, Hodgkin lymphoma; HPE, Histopathological examination; I, Interpretation; LN, Lymph node; M, Male; NHL, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma; NOS, Not otherwise specified; RPN, Retroperitoneal; S, sampling ; SM, Sub-mandibular; S/O, Suggestive of; SC, Supraclavicular