Fine needle aspiration cytology of salivary gland lesions |
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Authors: | G Jayaram A K Verma N Sood N Khurana |
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Institution: | Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India |
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Abstract: | 247 salivary gland lesions were subjected to fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology; 179 were designated as neoplastic lesions and 68 as non-neoplastic. Based on cytomorphologic features, the neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions were subcategorised. All but 36 of the neoplastic lesions were subjected to histopathologic study. The overall diagnostic accuracy of FNA cytology for neoplastic lesions was 91%. The sensitivity rate for detecting malignant tumours was 87.8% and the specificity 98.0%. There was 100% sensitivity for cytodiagnosis of benign tumours. The high sensitivity and specificity of cytodiagnosis makes FNA cytology a valuable diagnostic modality in the evaluation of salivary gland lesions. |
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Keywords: | FNA cytology salivary gland salivary gland neoplasms |
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