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Diagnosis of salivary gland tumors by fine-needle aspiration cytology: A review of clinical utility and pitfalls

✍ Scribed by Lester J. Layfield; Ben J. Glasgow

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
568 KB
Volume
7
Category
Article
ISSN
8755-1039

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✦ Synopsis

Fine-needle aspiration cytology has become a frequently used technique for the diagnosis of neoplasms of the head and neck. While the method has a high sensitivity and specijicity for the diagnosis of salivary gland lesions, important pitfalls for the cytologic diagnosis of these lesions exist. This paper discusses the diagnostic pitfalls and investigates strategies for the evaluation of salivary gland masses.

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