Fine-needle sample of salivary gland lesions. V: Cytology of 22 cases of acinic cell carcinoma with histologic correlation.
Fine-needle sampling (FNS) of 22 acinic cell carcinomas, including 17 primary tumors, 4 local recurrences, and 1 lymph node metastasis was performed preoperatively in 17 patients. Cytologic diagnoses were concordant with histology in 3 (13.7%) cases, whereas 15 (68.2%) cases were cytologically classified as malignant, 2 (9.1%) as suspicious, and 1 (4.5%) as benign (pleomorphic adenoma). The material was unsatisfactory for cytologic evaluation in 1 (4.5%) case. Preoperative FNS technique is, therefore, useful in acinic cell carcinoma with a concordant malignant/suspicious rate of 91%.
Klijanienko
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Département de Pathologie, Institut Curie, Paris, France.
Vielh
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D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*