?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Role+of+Fine+Needle+Aspiration+Cytology+in+Salivary+Gland+Pathology+and+its+Histopathological+Correlation%3A+A+Two+Year+Prospective+Study+in+Western+India.&rft.creator=Agravat%2C+AH&rft.creator=Dhruva%2C+GA&rft.creator=Pujara%2C+KM&rft.creator=Sanghvi%2C+HK&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background+and+objectives%3A+Salivary+gland+lesions+account+for+2-6.5%25+of+all+the+neoplasms+of+the+head+and+neck.+Fine+needle+aspiration+cytology+(FNAC)+is+being+increasingly+used+in+the+diagnosis+of+salivary+gland+lesions.+The+objective+of+this+study+was+to+evaluate+the+diagnostic+accuracy+and+the+sensitivity+and+specificity+of+FNAC+in+various+salivary+gland+lesions+in+correlation+with+their+histopathology%2C+which+helps+in+the+appropriate+therapeutic+management.+Methods%3A+A+total+of+120+FNACs+were+done+on+salivary+gland+tumours+from+July+2010+to+June+2012+in+the+Department+of+Pathology%2C+P.D.U.+Government+Medical+College%2C+Rajkot+(Gujarat%2C+India).+Formalin+fixed+(10%25)%2C+surgically+resected+specimens+were+received%2C+they+were+processed+and+slides+were+prepared+for+histopathological+diagnosis.+The+stained+cytological+and+histopathological+slides+were+studied%2C+analyzed+and+correlated.+Results%3A+The+cytomorphological+features+were+studied+and+analyzed+and+the+following+lesions+were+observed%3A+Pleomorphic+adenoma+(88)%2C+Warthin%E2%80%99s+tumour+(2)%2C+Cystic+lesion+(4)%2C+Mucoepidermoid+carcinoma+(6)%2C+Acinic+cell+carcinoma+(2)%2C+Primary+lymphoma+(2)%2C+Carcinoma+EX+pleomorphic+adenoma(4)%2C+metastatic+malignancy+deposits+(2)%2C+benign+parotid+tumour+(8)+and+malignant+tumour+(unspecified)(2).+A+histopathological+correlation+was+available+in+78+cases.+Out+of+these%2C+71+cases+were+true+positive%2C+1+was+false+positive%2C+2+were+false+negative+and+4+were+true+negative.+Interpretation+and+conclusion%3A+The+overall+sensitivity%2C+specificity+and+the+diagnostic+accuracy+were+97%25%2C+80%25+and+92%25+respectively.+Hence%2C+the+appropriate+therapeutic+management+could+be+planned+earlier.+This+study+documents+that+FNAC+of+the+salivary+gland+tumours+is+accurate%2C+simple%2C+rapid%2C+inexpensive%2C+well+tolerated+and+harmless+for+the+patient.&rft.publisher=Kakkilaya+BS&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-10-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8915%2F1%2F2012-3-5.pdf&rft.identifier=++Agravat%2C+AH+and+Dhruva%2C+GA+and+Pujara%2C+KM+and+Sanghvi%2C+HK++(2012)+Role+of+Fine+Needle+Aspiration+Cytology+in+Salivary+Gland+Pathology+and+its+Histopathological+Correlation%3A+A+Two+Year+Prospective+Study+in+Western+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8915%2F