title: Microfilaria in liver aspiration cytology: an extremely rare finding.
abstract: Filariasis is a common public health problem in the Indian subcontinent. The diagnosis can be made conventionally by demonstrating microfilaria in peripheral blood smears. Despite its high incidence it is unusual to find microfilariae in fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology smears. Microfilariae have been reported in cytological specimens of various organs, but it is extremely rare to find microfilaria in fine FNA cytology of liver. We report seventh case of microfilaria in liver aspirate in a male patient suffering from gallbladder cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Utter Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mukul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vij
authors.forename: Niraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kumari
authors.forename: Narendra
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Krishnani
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000469:parasitology / Q000556:secondary*; D000818:Animals; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005368:Filariasis / Q000473:pathology*; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014958:Wuchereria bancrofti / Q000302:isolation & purification*