Fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology of major salivary glands

• Published in: Acta cytologica Vol. 29; no. 4; p. 503
• Main Authors: Qizilbash, A H, Sianos, J, Young, J E, Archibald, S D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland 01.07.1985
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - pathology; Adenocarcinoma - secondary; Adenolymphoma - pathology; Adenoma - pathology; Biopsy, Needle - standards; Carcinoma - pathology; Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - pathology; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - secondary; Granuloma - pathology; Humans; Hyperplasia; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Lymphatic Metastasis; Lymphoma - pathology; Lymphoma - secondary; Melanoma - pathology; Melanoma - secondary; Salivary Gland Diseases - pathology; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - pathology; Salivary Glands - pathology; Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms - pathology; Sebaceous Gland Neoplasms - secondary; Sialadenitis - pathology
• ISSN: 0001-5547

Fine needle aspiration biopsy of the major salivary glands was performed on 160 patients. In 146 patients with satisfactory samples, the cytologic diagnosis was correlated with clinical follow-up and histologic findings. There were 122 benign lesions, including 47 tumors. There were 24 malignant lesions, 10 of which were primary and 14 metastatic. The overall accuracy was 98%. The sensitivity of the technique was 87.5%. There was no false-positive diagnosis. There were three false-negative diagnoses due to sampling errors and inexperience during the initial period of the study. This study documents that needle aspiration biopsy cytology of the salivary glands is accurate, simple, rapid, inexpensive, well tolerated and harmless to the patient.