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Fine needle aspiration cytology of a head and neck swelling in a child: A non-invasive approach to diagnosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

N. W. Derias ,
W. H. Chong  and
A. F. Fitzgerald O'Connor
N. W. Derias*
Affiliation:
Division of Histopathology, UMDSSt Thomas' Hospital, London
W. H. Chong
Affiliation:
Division of Histopathology, UMDSSt Thomas' Hospital, London
A. F. Fitzgerald O'Connor
Affiliation:
ENT Department, St Thomas' Hospital, London.
*
Dr N. W. Derias, Division of Histopathology, UMDS, St Thomas Hospital, London SE1 7EH.
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Abstract

A 12-year-old boy presented with a three-month history of a painful parotid swelling. Fine needle aspiration cytology indicated a pleomorphic adenoma—an uncommon lesion in a child. This diagnostic technique plays a useful role in the investigation of head and neck swellings.

Keywords

Salivary glandNeoplasmsFine needle aspirationCytology

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Type
View from Beneath: Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 8 , August 1992 , pp. 755 - 757
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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