Open AccessOncocytic papillary cystadenoma of major salivary glands: Three rare cases with diverse cytologic features
Author(s) -
Susie Chin,
Hee Kyung Kim,
Jeong Ja Kwak
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 - 10.4103/0970-9371.151140
Subject(s) - medicine , cytology , pathology , salivary gland , parotid gland , cystadenoma , fine needle aspiration cytology , submandibular gland , anatomy , pancreas
Oncocytic papillary cystadenoma (OPC) in the major salivary glands is extremely rare. We report three cases of these cystadenomas arising in major salivary glands, with varied cytologic features. Case 1: A 38-year-old man presented with a right parotid gland mass that showed papillary clusters of oncocytic cells on cytologic examination. Case 2: An 84-year-old man presented with a left parotid gland mass. Cytology revealed an acellular smear. Case 3: A 57-year-old man presented with a mass in the right submandibular gland. Cytology revealed irregular sheets of epithelial cells. Histologic diagnoses of OPC were made for all three cases.