Is it time we adopted a classification for parotid gland cytology?

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2014 Feb;52(2):99-101. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.11.006. Epub 2013 Dec 9.

Authors

Mandeep S Bajwa¹, David A Mitchell², Peter A Brennan³

Affiliations

¹ ST3 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St. Richard's Hospital, Cichester PO19 6SE, United Kingdom. Electronic address: msbajwa@doctors.org.uk.
² Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals, Wakefield WF1 4DG, United Kingdom. Electronic address: David.mitchell@midyorks.nhs.uk.
³ Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth PO6 3LY, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Peter.brennan@porthosp.nhs.uk.

PMID: 24332173
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2013.11.006

No abstract available

Keywords: Classification; FNAC; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Parotid neoplasms; Salivary gland diseases.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Fine-Needle / classification
Biopsy, Large-Core Needle
Cytodiagnosis / classification*
Diagnosis, Differential
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Humans
Parotid Diseases / pathology*
Parotid Neoplasms / pathology*