title: Fine-needle aspiration of the salivary glands.
abstract: Fine-needle aspiration is increasingly used in community practices for the diagnosis of salivary gland lesions, and it often renders an unequivocal diagnosis. This chapter discusses in detail the technical considerations of FNA, non-neoplastic and inflammatory conditions, benign neoplasms, common malignant neoplasms, and rare malignant neoplasms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington 05405, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Zarka
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology*