Role of Fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of Salivary gland lesions

Dr Manjula Praveen Biradar; Dr Praveen B Biradar

Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

Role of Fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of Salivary gland lesions

Dr Manjula Praveen Biradar, Dr Praveen B Biradar

Abstract :

Background: Fine needle aspiration cytology is a simple, accurate, minimally invasive, cost–effective procedure for the patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate diagnostic accuracy of Fine needle aspiration cytology in salivary gland lesions with histopathological correlation. Methods & Materials: This was a retrospective study done from Jan 2011 to Dec 2012 at MIMS, Mandya. The cases for which both cytological and Histopathological diagnosis were available was selected. The cytological results were compared with histopathological diagnosis. Results: Among 62 cases studied, there were cytologically 56(90.3%) benign lesions and 6(9.67%) malignant lesions. Histopathological findings showed 54 (87.09%) cases benign and 8(12.9%) cases as malignant. Sensitivity was 75%, specificity was 100%. Diagnostic accuracy of the present study was 96.77%. Conclusion: FNAC of salivary gland pathology is a safe diagnostic tool that has a reliable sensitivity and specificity. Although FNAC of the salivary gland tumors has a high diagnostic accuracy(96.77% in the present study), it can further be improved by a wider sampling and ultrasound guided aspirations.