Open AccessSchwannoma of the parotid gland: Diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration cytology
Author(s) -
Poonam Bhaker,
Debajyoti Chatterjee,
Debasis Gochhait,
Bishan Das Radotra,
Pranab Dey
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.151130
Subject(s) - schwannoma , medicine , parotid gland , histopathology , fine needle aspiration cytology , cytology , fine needle aspiration , pathology , anatomy , biopsy
In this brief report, we have described a rare case of schwannoma of the parotid gland in a young female who presented to us with a 3 cm diameter parotid swelling. The fine-needle aspiration cytology showed small fascicles, clusters and discrete spindle-shaped cells with long wavy nuclei. The cytological diagnosis of schwannoma of the parotid gland was offered and later confirmed by excision and histopathology.