CERVICALIS TUBERCULOUS LYMFADENITIS

IN PROF DR R. D KANDOU GENERAL HOSPITAL

MANADO BETWEEN 2010 - 2015
Lumintang N, Herwen,
Department of Surgery, Prof Dr R. D Kandou General Hospital,
Medical Faculty of Sam Ratulangi University, Manado - Indonesia .

Background
Tuberculous lymphadenitis is an enlargement of
superficial lymph nodes that caused by tuber-
culous bacilli. The research aims to see the de-
scription of the patients diagnosed with cervi-
calis tuberculous lymphadenitis using FNAB,
Incisional biopsy, Excisional biopsy.
Methods
In a retrospective assessment of every patients in the surgery department and pulmonology division in inter-
nal medicine department of Prof R. D Kandou general hospital between 2010 – 2015.
Results
From the research, 82 patients identificated and they had their tuberculous treatment on going, with age in-
terval from 6-72 years old the samples were aged 31 – 40 the most, 48 female (58,54%) and 34 male
(41,46%). The supporting examinations like FNAB was done in 59 patients (71,95%), Incisional biopsy in
21 patients (25,61%). Excisional biopsy in 2 patients (2,44%). Based on the relativity with pulmonary tu-
berculous, cervicalis tuberculous lymphadenitis was found in 74 patients (90,24%), 8 patient (9,76%) cer-
vicalis tuberculous lymphadenitis with tuberculous pulmonary. 43 patients (52,44%) were fully healed,
failed or medication fail in 20 patients (24,39%) and 19 patients (23,17%) had their medication resumed in
primary health care.

Distribution by Year Distribution by Age Distribution by Sex

Distribution by Biopsy Distribution by Relationship with Tubercolous Distribution by Catagories Treatment

pulmonal

Conclusion
The study was found the comparison between female and male was 1.4 : 1. FNAB is still the most used sup-
porting diagnosis method. Cervicalis Tuberculous lymphadenitis with tuberculous pulmonary was found in
Prof. Dr. R. D Kandou General Hospital.
Keywords
FNAB , Incisional Biopsy, Excisional Biopsy , Cervicalis Tuberculous Lymphadenitis.