NODULAR CERVICAL INDURATION IN A VIOLINIST - REPORT OF A CASE WITH FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGIC FINDINGS

BACKGROUND: Nodular indurations due to repeat trauma have been previou sly described. These subcutaneous lesions have been re-ported as occup ational disease in male cyclists (''accessory testicles''). CASE: The cytologic findings from a case of nodular cervical induration in a 47- year-old violinist are reported. It consisted of a well-delimited, nod ular lesion in the left submandibular soft parts. Fine needle aspirati on cytology (FNAC) smears showed few spindle cells with no atypia and scarce adipocytes in a collagen background. CONCLUSION: FNAC findings are important in the differential diagnosis of cervical nodules. In th is case, the subcutaneous nodule was a violinist's occupational diseas e,for which we propose the term ''violinist's nodule.''