Florid Granulomatous Response Masking Diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease in FNA Cytology: a Diagnostic Challenge

Granulomatous lymphadenitis is a common diagnosis in fine needle aspiration cytology reports.But sometimes, florid granulomatous inflammation may be found in association with malig nancy, which may mask the malignant component. We describe a case of Hodgkin’s lymphoma that was associated with florid granulomatous reaction and was misdiagnosed and treated as tuberculosis for 6 months. This case hig…