Volume : V, Issue : V, May - 2016

Value of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in The Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Lesion

Gitali Devi

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 Value of Fine needle aspiration cytology in the diagnosis of salivary gland lesions. Background : Salivary gland lesions represents about less than 2% of tumors in human. They are easily accessible for FNAC and risks of fistula formation or tumor implantation are low compared to surgical biopsy. Cytology can provide distinction between benign and malignant lesions and classify its types. Methods: Fifty patients were studied prospectively over 1 year. FNAC was done using 10cc syringes and 20–22 gauge needles. Smears are made in the conventional way and stained using May Grunwald Giemsa and Papanicolaou stain. Histopathological examination was done on routine Hematoxylim and Eosin stained paraffin sections. PAS stain was done in selected cases. Results: 86% of the lesions were neoplastic (58% benign, 28% malignant) 14% is non–neoplastic. Pleomorphic adenoma is the most frequent benign neoplasm while Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most frequent malignant neoplasm reported. Among the non neoplastic lesions maximum number of cases are of chronic sialadenitis. In the study FNAC has sensitivity of 82.35% with 3 false negative cases specificity of 100%, positive predictive value 100% and diagnostic accuracy 93.75%. Conclusion: Our data shows that cytology is a reliable technique to assess lesions of salivary glands. The cytological diagnosis of cysts should be interpreted with caution.

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GITALI DEVI Value of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in The Diagnosis of Salivary Gland Lesion International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 5 MAY 2016

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