Incidental Detection of Microfilaria in Cytology: Report of Three Cases - Abstract
Filariasis is one of the common endemic diseases in India. Detection of microfilaria in cytological samples is unusual. Microfilaria associated with visceral malignancy is more uncommon. We present three cases where microfilariae were detected incidentally during examination of cytological samples. Two of them are benign disease entities while third one is malignant in nature. In one case we have found presence of microfilaria in salivary gland which is very rare according to the literature.