title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of a head and neck swelling in a child: a non-invasive approach to diagnosis.
abstract: A 12-year-old boy presented with a three-month history of a painful parotid swelling. Fine needle aspiration cytology indicated a pleomorphic adenoma--an uncommon lesion in a child. This diagnostic technique plays a useful role in the investigation of head and neck swellings.
authors.affiliation: Division of Histopathology, UMDS, St Thomas' Hospital, London.
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Derias
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Chong
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*