Incidental diagnosis of filariasis in association with carcinoma of gall bladder: Report of a case evidenced on ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration cytology with review of the literature

Lymphatic filariasis is endemic in India and South-East Asia. Detection of microfilaria is infrequently reported during cytological evaluation of various lesions or body cavity fluids. Microfilariae in cytological smears of few benign and malignant neoplasms have also been reported. Here we present...

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Main Authors: Rajani Sinha, Sanjay Sengupta, Subrata Pal, Anindya Adhikari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Journal of Cytology
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Online Access:http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2014;volume=31;issue=3;spage=174;epage=175;aulast=Sinha