title: Diagnosis of salivary gland tumors by fine-needle aspiration cytology: a review of clinical utility and pitfalls.
abstract: Fine-needle aspiration cytology has become a frequently used technique for the diagnosis of neoplasms of the head and neck. While the method has a high sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of salivary gland lesions, important pitfalls for the cytologic diagnosis of these lesions exist. This paper discusses the diagnostic pitfalls and investigates strategies for the evaluation of salivary gland masses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences 90024-1732.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Layfield
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Glasgow
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology