title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of salivary gland lesions: advantages and pitfalls.
abstract: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was performed on 52 patients with salivary gland lesions. A definitive cytodiagnosis was possible in 45 cases: a sensitivity of 89% and a specificity of 94% was achieved. The pitfalls of FNAC of salivary gland lesions are reflected by the false positive and false negative rates which were 4%. Errors of cytodiagnosis are due to the morphological variability of these tumours which make sampling and interpretation difficult.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, University College and Middlesex School of Medicine, London.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kocjan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nayagam
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D013194:Staining and Labeling