title: Sialoblastoma. diagnosis by FNAC: A case report.
abstract: Tumors of salivary gland are very uncommon in children and comprise of <5% of all salivary gland tumors. Most of these neoplasms originate in the parotid gland with 10-15% arising from the submandibular, sublingual, and minor salivary glands. We report a case of sialoblastoma in an 8-year-old male child who presented with a history of slowly progressive swelling of the parotid gland since birth, which was soft to firm in consistency and mobile in all directions. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a well encapsulated tumor located in the superficial lobe of the left parotid gland. Fine needle aspiration was performed, which revealed a parotid tumor with closest resemblance to sialoblastoma. Superficial parotidectomy was performed. The histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of sialoblastoma. Sialoblastoma should always be considered when the lesion is known or suspected to be congenital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pt. B D Sharma Post Graduate, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sant Prakash
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kataria
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pt. B D Sharma Post Graduate, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pt. B D Sharma Post Graduate, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Gajender
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pt. B D Sharma Post Graduate, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Rajneesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pt. B D Sharma Post Graduate, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Pt. B D Sharma Post Graduate, Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: FNAC; congenital; salivary gland tumor; sialoblastoma