title: Microfilaria in association with adrenal lymphoma diagnosed on cytology: an extremely rare case report.
abstract: Filariasis is a common public health problem in Asian countries. In this report, the authors have described detection of microfilaria in the cytological specimen of adrenal lymphoma. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case in the literature where microfilaria was seen in an adrenal gland involved by lymphoma. The literature is briefly reviewed.
authors: Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India. sushilapath@yahoo.com
authors: Sushila
authors: S
authors: Jaiswal
authors: Gyan
authors: G
authors: Chand
authors: Hira
authors: H
authors: Lal
authors: Mukul
authors: M
authors: Vij
authors: Rakesh
authors: R
authors: Pandey
mesh_terms: D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D004605:Elephantiasis, Filarial / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008842:Microfilariae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests