Case Report
Year: 2018 | Month: November | Volume: 5 | Issue: 11 | Pages: 9-11
Crystalloids in Cytology Smears of Parotid Lesions: A Diagnostic Challenge
Shanthi Vissa1, Kande Srinivasulu2, Nandam Mohan Rao1, Byna Shyam Sundara Rao2, Bhavana Grandhi3
1Professor, 3Associate Professor,
Department of Pathology, Narayana Medical College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India
Corresponding Author: Shanthi Vissa
ABSTRACT
Cystic lesions in neck region yield fluid on fine needle aspiration cytology and are frequently reported as non-specific as they lack cellularity. Non cellular structures like crystalloids in the fluid give clue to the diagnosis. We report a case of 43 year old male patient presenting with swelling in the right parotid region at the angle of the mandible which on cytology was diagnosed as retention cyst.
Key words: Crystalloids, Salivary glands, cytology.
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