Schwannoma of the parotid gland: Diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration cytology.
In this brief report, we have described a rare case of schwannoma of the parotid gland in a young female who presented to us with a 3 cm diameter parotid swelling. The fine-needle aspiration cytology showed small fascicles, clusters and discrete spindle-shaped cells with long wavy nuclei. The cytological diagnosis of schwannoma of the parotid gland was offered and later confirmed by excision and histopathology.
Department of Cytopathology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Poonam
P
Bhaker
Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Debajyoti
D
Chatterjee
Department of Cytopathology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Debasis
D
Gochhait
Department of Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Bishan D
BD
Radotra
Department of Cytopathology and Gynecological Pathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Pranab
P
Dey
Fine-needle aspiration cytology; parotid; schwannoma