Abstract

Salivary gland lesions are of mixed variants and it is tough to figure out what is being dealt with and hence posing challenges for diagnosing pathologists due to their overlapping clinical and cytomorphological features1. These problems can range from simple infections, inflammation, or cysts to more complex stuff like benign or malignant tumors.2 When the glands are enlarged, either it is nodular or diffuse enlargement; it could be due to many reasons which needs to be diagnosed, though it is tricky2. The annual incidence of salivary gland lesions is 2.5-3.0 per 1000000 people.3 Most of them are benign, with ~70% from major glands and ~25% from minor glands. Malignant salivary gland tumors make up for 2-6% of all head and neck cancers3. Hence Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) as preliminary test is used for diagnosing these lesions worldwide4,5. FNAC being easy, safe, minimally invasive, quick, and very effective; it also helps surgeons in the initial evaluation of the salivary gland lesions along with both clinical and radiologic findings4,5.

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