title: Salivary gland tumors: a diagnostic dilemma!
abstract: Salivary gland tumors generate considerable interest because of their heterogeneous and variable histology, grade of malignancy, and clinical behavior. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is considered the first diagnostic modality for salivary neoplasms due to its ready availability and ease of performance. However it cannot always be relied upon in isolation, and should be used in conjunction with other investigations like incisional biopsy. We present two cases, which highlight the drawbacks of relying on FNAC alone, which resulted in misdiagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma as pleomorphic adenoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sibar Institute of Dental Sciences, Guntur, India.
authors.forename: Ranjit Kumar
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Peravali
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Centre for Craniofacial Anomalies, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, 575018 India.
authors.forename: H Hari Kishore
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College, Yenepoya University, Mangalore, 575018 India.
authors.forename: Varsha H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Upadya
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sri Sai Institute of Dental Surgery, Vikharabad, India.
authors.forename: Anmol
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology, Meghana Institute of Dental Sciences, Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh India.
authors.forename: Sushma
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naag
keywords: Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Pleomorphic adenoma; Salivary gland neoplasm
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