title: Fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology in diagnosis of salivary gland tumours.
abstract: Fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology of salivary gland tumours was performed in 97 patients. Histological confirmation was available in all cases except 9 cases of sialo-adenitis which responded to antibiotics. Accuracy of cytological diagnosis in exact categorisation of benign and malignant tumours was 93.7% and 91.1% respectively. False negative was 4.1%. The overall accuracy was 95.8%. There was no false positive report. Exact classification of tumour was made in 94.1% cases, ie, 80 out of 85 tumours. No complication was encountered in this procedure.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003584:Cytological Techniques / Q000592:standards*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006652:Histological Techniques / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*