A Study on 183 Cases with Enlarged Cervical Lymph Nodes

[Objective] Cervical lymphadenopathy is mostly due to inflammatory diseases such as bacterial or viral infections and autoimmune diseases, while malignant diseases such as malignant lymphomas and cancer metastasis could also be the cause. Differentiating between inflammatory diseases and malignant diseases using non-invasive tests including blood tests and fine needle aspiration cytology (FNA) is important to decide whether a lymph node biopsy is necessary or not and to determine the course of treatment. In this study, we compared the clinical and laboratory findings of patients with cervical lymphadenopathy with a focus on differentiating between inflammatory and malignant diseases.