Role of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Diagnosis of Swellings in the Salivary Gland Regions: A Study of 712 Cases

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 95-106

  Das, Dilip K ^a   Petkar, Mahir A ^c   Al Mane, Nadra M ^b   Sheikh, Zaffar A ^b   Mallik, Mrinmay K ^b   Anim, Jehoram T ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b MUBARAK AL KABEER HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^c FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Fine needle aspiration cytology; Parotid; Pleomorphic adenoma; Salivary gland; Sialadenitis; Submandibular gland; Warthin's tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYTOLOGY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA; SALIVARY GLAND; SALIVARY GLAND CANCER; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; WARTHIN TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASES; SALIVARY GLANDS;

EID: 1042301222     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000075637     Document Type: Article

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