Diagnosis of parotid lesions | (N) % |
FNA diagnoses |
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Malignant lesions Mucoepidermoid carcinoma low grade Basal cell adenocarcinoma Undifferentiated carcinoma Acinic cell carcinoma B-cell lymphoma | 6 2 (33.3) 1 (16.7) 1 (16.7) 1 (16.7) 1 (16.7) |
Benign lesions Pleomorphic adenoma Warthin’s tumor Chronic sialadenitis Myoepithelioma | 47 27 (56.2) 18 (37.5) 1 (2.1) 1 (2.1) |
Histopathology diagnoses Malignant lesions Mucoepidermoid carcinoma low grade Diffuse B-cell lymphoma Undifferentiated carcinoma Basal cell adenocarcinoma | N % 5 2 (40.0) 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0) 1 (20.0) |
Benign lesions Pleomorphic adenoma Warthin’s tumor Cavernous hemangioma Basal cell adenoma | 52 35 (67.3) 14 (26.9) 2 (3.9) 1 (1.9) |