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Table 5 Comparison of cytologic and histologic diagnosis

From: Diagnostic role of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the evaluation of salivary gland swelling: an institutional experience

Cytologic diagnosis

Histologic diagnosis

  

Pleomorphic adenoid

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

Mucinous adenocarcinoma

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Nonhodgkin lymphoma

Acinic cell carcinoma

Warthin tumor

 

Total

Frequency (n)

Frequency (n)

Frequency (n)

Frequency (n)

Frequency (n)

Frequency (n)

Frequency (n)

Pleomorphic adenoma

19

17

1

 

1

   

Warthin tumor

2

      

2

Suspicious for malignancy

2

1

 

1

    

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma

1

1

      

Acinic cell carcinoma

3

     

3

 

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

2

1

  

1

   

Lymphoproliferative disorder

2

    

2