Salivary gland lesions with a prominent lymphoid component: Cytologic findings and differential diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration biopsy

Fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) is an accepted technique for the preoperative diagnosis of salivary gland nodules. The majority of salivary gland nodules are pleomorphic adenomas and offer little difficulty in diagnosis. Most diagnostically difficult lesions fall into one of four morphologic categories...

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Published in:Diagnostic cytopathology 1997-09, Vol.17 (3), p.183-190
Main Authors: Chai, Chiling, Dodd, Leslie G., Glasgow, Ben J., Layfield, Lester J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenolymphoma - pathology
Adenoma, Oxyphilic - pathology
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy, Needle - methods
Diagnosis, Differential
FNA
Humans
Lymph Nodes - pathology
lymphoepithelial
lymphoma
Lymphoma, B-Cell - pathology
Medical sciences
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
salivary gland
Salivary Gland Diseases - pathology
Salivary Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Tumors
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
Warthin's tumor
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Summary:Fine‐needle aspiration (FNA) is an accepted technique for the preoperative diagnosis of salivary gland nodules. The majority of salivary gland nodules are pleomorphic adenomas and offer little difficulty in diagnosis. Most diagnostically difficult lesions fall into one of four morphologic categories represented by squamous‐cell‐containing lesions, clear cell neoplasms, neoplasms with a prominence of stromal material, and lymphocyte‐containing lesions. Herein, we describe our experience with a series of 61 histologically confirmed cases in which the smears contained a prominent or predominant number of lymphocytes. The differential diagnosis is discussed and points of diagnostic aid enumerated. Diagn. Cytopathol. 1997;17:183–190. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-1039
1097-0339
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1097-0339(199709)17:3<183::AID-DC3>3.0.CO;2-G