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- Title
Cystic lesions in the salivary gland. Pitfalls to be avoided on cytology.
- Authors
Vegni, Federica; Feraco, Angela; Policardo, Federica; Tralongo, Pietro; De Stefano, Ilenia; Ferraro, Giulia; Zhang, Qianqian; Carlino, Angela; Navarra, Elena; Mulè, Antonino; Rossi, Esther Diana
- Abstract
Cystic lesions of the salivary glands are very uncommon entities. However, on occasion, some neoplasms of the salivary glands show a cystic component, which may be predominant or only partially cystic. Basal cell adenoma, canalicular adenoma, oncocytoma, sebaceous adenoma, intraductal papilloma, epithelial‐myoepithelial carcinoma, intraductal carcinoma, and secretory carcinoma are such cystic entities. Cystic degeneration and necrosis, which can develop within solid tumours, represent another possibility. The ability to recognise this type of lesion is a challenge in diagnostic cytology because hypocellular fluid is frequently recovered. Furthermore, evaluating all of the differential diagnoses for cystic lesions of the salivary glands is helpful in obtaining the correct diagnosis. Herein, we evaluate the various types of cystic lesions within the salivary glands.
- Subjects
CYTOLOGY; SALIVARY glands; NEEDLE biopsy; BREAST
- Publication
Cytopathology, 2023, Vol 34, Issue 6, p542
- ISSN
0956-5507
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/cyt.13263