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Diagnostic Accuracy Of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology In Parotid Lesions, Naeem Sultan Ali, Shabbir Akhtar, Montasir Junaid, Sohail Awan, Kanwal Aftab
Diagnostic Accuracy Of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology In Parotid Lesions, Naeem Sultan Ali, Shabbir Akhtar, Montasir Junaid, Sohail Awan, Kanwal Aftab
Section of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery
Objective:Histopathology of parotid gland tumors is extremely varied and complex due to heterogeneous cellular composition. Preoperative diagnostic tools include fine needle aspiration cytology, the role of which remains controversial. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the usefulness and accuracy of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the diagnosis of parotid gland tumors.
Methods:
We retrospectively reviewed charts of 129 Patients who underwent parotidectomy for parotid lesions at Aga Khan University Hospital from 2002 to 2010. We compared the results of preoperative FNAC with final histopathological diagnosis.
Results:
Concordance with histological results was observed in 86%, specificity was …