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  • Case Report   
  • Diagn Pathol Open 2015, Vol 1(1): 102
  • DOI: 10.4172/2476-2024.1000102

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Warthin's Tumor: A Diagnostic tool

Puneet Bajaj, Deepti Garg*, Robin Sabharwal and Swati Gautam
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bhojia Dental College, , Budd, Baddi, Distt Solan, India
*Corresponding Author : Deepti Garg, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bhojia Dental College, Budd, Baddi, Distt Solan, H.P, India, Tel: 01795 244 721, Email: drdeeptigarg08@gmail.com

Received Date: Oct 26, 2015 / Accepted Date: Nov 24, 2015 / Published Date: Nov 29, 2015

Abstract

Warthin’s tumor, also known as papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum or adenolymphoma, is the second most common benign tumor of the salivary glands. It is commonly seen in lower lobe of the parotid gland and affects mainly male in sixth or seventh decades of life. Studies have shown that there is a close association between Warthin’s tumor and cigarette smoking. Preoperative fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of a parotid mass plays a pivotal role in differentiating neoplastic from inflammatory lesion as well as management of patients. We report a case of a 70 year old male chronic smoker who presented with painless swelling in the parotid region bilaterally.

Keywords: Salivary glands; Warthin’s tumor; Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC)

Citation: Bajaj P, Garg D, Sabharwal R, Gautam S (2015) Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Warthin’s Tumor: A Diagnostic tool. Diagn Pathol Open 1: 102. Doi: 10.4172/2476-2024.1000102

Copyright: ©2015 Garg D, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Review summary

  1. Sean Hedge
    Posted on Aug 24 2016 at 2:30 pm
    Previous study of Kotwall C (since 1992) , reported that smoker had 8 times the risk of developing Warthin tumor, so this case is a supporting study. The author discussed the role of fine needle aspiration cytological results as a diagnostic tool as well as for the differentiation between inflammatory and neoplastic lesions. The article is a significant contribution in the field.
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