title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of salivary gland lesions.
abstract: Eighty-eight fine needle aspirates from 79 salivary gland lesions in 77 patients were examined. The overall diagnostic sensitivity was 84% and the specificity 98.41%. When the 14 unsatisfactory specimens were excluded the sensitivity rose to 95.45%. Correct identification of the disease process was possible in nearly 80% of cases with a final benign diagnosis. The histological tumour type was correctly predicted in 75% of the malignancies. In the others the cytological diagnosis was anaplastic malignant neoplasm.
authors: Department of Pathology, University of Birmingham.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Young
authors: L A
authors: LA
authors: Smallman
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Thompson
authors: D W
authors: DW
authors: Proops
authors: A P
authors: AP
authors: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity