title: Fine needle aspiration cytology of salivary gland lesions.
abstract: 247 salivary gland lesions were subjected to fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology; 179 were designated as neoplastic lesions and 68 as non-neoplastic. Based on cytomorphologic features, the neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions were subcategorised. All but 36 of the neoplastic lesions were subjected to histopathologic study. The overall diagnostic accuracy of FNA cytology for neoplastic lesions was 91%. The sensitivity rate for detecting malignant tumours was 87.8% and the specificity 98.0%. There was 100% sensitivity for cytodiagnosis of benign tumours. The high sensitivity and specificity of cytodiagnosis makes FNA cytology a valuable diagnostic modality in the evaluation of salivary gland lesions.
authors.affiliation: Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jayaram
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sood
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khurana
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D000235:Adenolymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology