Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 5
Volume 11 (2024) | Issue 4
Background and Objectives: Salivary gland swellings are frequently encountered in OPD. Being situated in accessible location, Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is awell‑established technique for evaluation of theselesions. A prospective study done in patients presenting with swelling of salivary glands, FNAC was performed with 23G needle, smears were stained with H&E. Clinical data, radiological findings were noted. Cytological features were evaluated and classified. Total 50 cases were evaluated. Distribution of cases into different categories was as follows ND (2%), NN (60%), AUS (2%), NB (20%), SUMP (2%), SM (2%)and M (12%). Non-neoplastic lesions were the most common cases observed in this study, whereas Pleomorphic adenoma and Mucoepidermoid carcinoma were the common benign and malignant lesions respectively.