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Parotid cyst due to sialolithiasis masquerading as pilomatrixoma on FNA
Author(s) -
GaledPlaced I.,
TeijoQuintáns A.,
PomboOtero J.,
VeigaBarreiro A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12403
Subject(s) - pilomatrixoma , medicine , parotid gland , fine needle aspiration , fine needle aspiration cytology , pathology , salivary gland , cyst , cytology , cytopathology , radiology , biopsy
Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology is an excellent tool in the investigation of salivary gland lesions and knowledge of diagnostic pitfalls in this field provides help to improve its diagnostic accuracy. This letter adds an unrelated source of diagnostic pitfall on salivary gland. A case of parotid sialolithiasis simulating pilomatrixoma on FNA is described.