Diagnostic challenges and problem cases in salivary gland cytology: A 20 ‐year experience

CONCLUSIONSThe interpretation of salivary gland FNA can be influenced by several factors including prominent metaplasia, focal atypia, cystic changes, variable cellular components within the lesions, scant cellularity, variants of neoplasms, and a prior history of malignancy. Multiple passes representing the entire mass, imaging findings, and familiarity with salivary gland cytomorphology may improve the diagnostic accuracy. Cancer Cytopathol 2017. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
Source: Cancer Cytopathology - Category: Pathology Authors: Tags: Original Article Source Type: research