Going beyond “Basaloid neoplasm”: Fine needle aspiration cytology of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 422-425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacy L. Molnar ◽  
Matthew A. Zarka ◽  
Luis E. De Las Casas
Keyword(s):  
Parotid Gland ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Myoepithelial Carcinoma ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Epithelial Myoepithelial Carcinoma

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report and review of the cytological and histological features

2001 ◽  
Vol 115 (5) ◽  
pp. 434-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Deere ◽  
I. Hore ◽  
N. McDermott ◽  
T. Levine
Keyword(s):  
Parotid Gland ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Myoepithelial Carcinoma ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Biphasic Tumour ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Epithelial Myoepithelial Carcinoma

Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is a rare biphasic tumour of the salivary glands typically arising in the parotid. Fine needle aspiration cytology is widely used in the initial investigation of salivary gland swellings and whilst the cytological features of this tumour have been described they are not well recognized. This report describes the clinicopathological features of a case of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland and highlights the importance of awareness of this tumour in the differential diagnosis of biphasic tumours on fine needle aspiration cytology.

scholarly journals Glioblastoma Metastasis to Parotid Gland and Neck Lymph Nodes: Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology with Histopathologic Correlation

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfredo E. Romero-Rojas ◽  
Julio A. Diaz-Perez ◽  
Deirdre Amaro ◽  
Alfonso Lozano-Castillo ◽  
Sandra I. Chinchilla-Olaya
Keyword(s):  
Parotid Gland ◽  
Lymph Nodes ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Neck Lymph Nodes

scholarly journals Preoperative Multiparametric Ultrasound and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology evaluation of parotid gland tumors: which is the best technique?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Guiban ◽  
Antonello Rubini ◽  
Daniele Fresilli ◽  
Giuseppe Tiziano Lucarelli ◽  
Massimo Ralli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parotid Gland ◽  
Diagnostic Accuracy ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration ◽  
Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Needle Aspiration ◽  
Benign Lesions ◽  
Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Fine Needle ◽  
Needle Aspiration Cytology ◽  
Multiparametric Ultrasound

Aims: To evaluate the pre-surgical diagnostic value of Multiparametric Ultrasound (MPUS) and Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) in differentiating parotid gland tumors, comparing the results with histology. Materials and methods:The study enrolled 84 patients with parotid gland lesions surgically treated in a single tertiary center and evaluated by MPUS. Each patient underwent FNAC. Histological examination was considered the gold standard. Results: Histology identified 62 benign tumors and 22 malignancies. In the differential diagnosis between malignant and benign lesions, B-mode Ultrasound (US), Color-Doppler US, Contrast-Enhanced US (CEUS), Elastography (USE) and FNAC showed the following values of sensitivity: 82%, 81%, 86%, 77%, 73% respectively; specificity: 97%, 61%, 95%, 71%, 97% respectively; PPV: 90%, 43%, 86%, 50%, 89% respectively; NPV: 93%, 90%, 95%, 88%, 91% respectively; and accuracy: 89%, 71%, 90%, 78%, 84% re-spectively. Conclusions: CEUS proved to be a valid and accurate method for identifying malignant tumors of parotid gland; the combination of B-mode US with CEUS showed similar diagnostic accuracy, but better sensitivity than CEUS taken alone. USE did not improve the diagnostic performance of the B-mode US, alone or in association with CEUS; however, it revealed the highest diagnostic accuracy in the differentiation between benign lesions. FNAC demonstrated lower values in comparison with CEUS and with USE. Therefore, according to our study, MPUS could be proposed as a valid alternative to FNAC.

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