“Suspicious” salivary gland FNA: Risk of malignancy and interinstitutional variability
Maleki Z, Miller JA, Arab SE, Fadda G, Bo P, Wise O, Rossi ED, Jhala N, Ashish C, Ali SZ, Wang H. “Suspicious” salivary gland FNA: Risk of malignancy and interinstitutional variability. Cancer Cytopathology 2017, 126: 94-100. PMID: 29053216, DOI: 10.1002/cncy.21939.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of malignancySalivary gland FNAsFNA specimensExact testSuspicious casesFine needle aspiration cytologyEpithelial metaplastic changesSignificant interinstitutional variabilityTertiary medical centerFisher's exact testSalivary gland neoplasmsSalivary gland lesionsSFM categoryMetaplastic changesMalignancy categoryConclusive diagnosisMalignant tumorsAspiration cytologyMedical CenterFNA casesIndeterminate resultsSFM groupGland neoplasmsSpecific neoplasmsGland lesions