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Sarcoidosis diagnosed on fine‐needle aspiration cytology of salivary glands: A report of three cases
Author(s) -
Aggarwal Anand Prakash,
Jayaram Gita,
Mandal Ashish Kumar
Publication year - 1989
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/dc.2840050312
Subject(s) - sarcoidosis , medicine , fine needle aspiration cytology , salivary gland , pathology , parotid gland , epithelioid cell , cytology , submandibular gland , giant cell , head and neck , fine needle aspiration , biopsy , immunohistochemistry , surgery
Three female patients, two presenting with bilateral parotid gland enlargement and one with bilateral submandibular gland enlargement, were subjected to fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Smears showed noncaseating epithelioid cell granulomas with or without giant cells and salivary gland acini with varying degrees of degenerative changes. After excluding other granulomatous lesions, sarcoidosis was suggested and was subsequently proved in all three cases. FNAC, therefore, may be considered a useful diagnostic modality in cases of sarcoidosis presenting primarily with head and neck involvement.