Open AccessFNAC of salivary gland lesions with histopathological correlation
Author(s) -
Medha Khandekar,
Anita N. Kavatkar,
S. A. Patankar,
I. B. Bagwan,
Shaila C. Puranik,
Sanjay D Deshmukh
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03050831
Subject(s) - medicine , pleomorphic adenoma , histopathology , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , salivary gland , pathology , otorhinolaryngology , biopsy , lesion , cytology , fine needle aspiration cytology , radiology , surgery
Analysis of salivary gland lesions by FNAC and correlation with histopathology. To evaluate utility of FNAC in salivary gland lesions.Back ground: Salivary gland lesions form about 2-6.5% of all head and neck neoplasms in adults. They are easily accessible for FNAC (Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology) and risks of fistula formation or tumour implantation are low compared surgical biopsy. Also, cytology can provide a distinction between asalivary and non salivary lesion, benign and malignant lesions so also specific and non specific inflammation.