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Squamous cells in fine‐needle aspiration biopsies of salivary gland lesions: Potential pitfalls in cytologic diagnosis
Author(s) -
Mooney Eoghan Elliott,
Dodd Leslie G.,
Layfield Lester J.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0339(199612)15:5<447::aid-dc19>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , salivary gland , cytology , pleomorphic adenoma , sialadenitis , lesion , fine needle aspiration , biopsy
A spectrum of neoplastic and non‐neoplastic lesions of the salivary glands may contain squamous cells. These include chronic sialadenitis, lymphoepithelial cyst, pleomorphic adenoma, Warthin's tumor, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma. The squamous cells may be a defining feature of the lesion, or an occasional and thus unexpected finding, with a consequent potential for misdiagnosis. Clinical management of these lesions differs significantly, and careful evaluation of the squamous elements, along with attention to other cellular and background components, facilitates accurate diagnosis. Diagn Cytopathol 1996;15:447–452. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.