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Fine‐needle aspiration cytology in parotid masses: our experience in Canterbury, New Zealand
Author(s) -
Riley Neil,
Allison Robert,
Stevenson Scott
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
anz journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 1445-1433
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2005.03331.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malignancy , fine needle aspiration cytology , parotidectomy , cytology , histology , radiology , fine needle aspiration , parotid gland , basal cell , cytopathology , retrospective cohort study , biopsy , pathology
Background: The purpose of the present study was to assess the value of fine‐needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in parotid masses. Methods: A retrospective review was carried out of FNAC results in parotid masses and the findings compared to histology on subsequent parotidectomy. Results: One hundred parotid masses were investigated. Eighty‐six had the cytological diagnosis confirmed by histology, 14 had a different diagnosis at histology. In two of these 14, a malignancy was found where a non‐neoplastic condition had been detected. In the other 12, various non‐malignant lesions were wrongly identified by FNAC. Squamous cell carcinoma was the commonest parotid malignancy in the present study. Conclusion: Fine‐needle aspiration cytology was found to be an effective diagnostic tool in the hands of experienced pathologists at Christchurch Hospital, NZ.