Fine needle aspiration cytology of basal cell adenoma of the salivary gland |
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Authors: | Hara Hitoshi Oyama Toshio Saku Takashi |
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Affiliation: | Pathology Division, Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, Yamanashi, Kofu City, Japan. hara2@bird.ocn.ne.jp |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To formulate cytologic features for differential diagnosis of basal cell adenoma (BCA). STUDY DESIGN: The usefulness of 5 items for a cytologically definitive diagnosis of BCA was examined. The 5 items in 8 BCA and 22 non-BCA cases (adenoid cystic carcinoma [ADCC], basal cell adenocarcinoma, myoepithelioma, pleomorphic adenoma and polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma) that displayed mimicking cytology were examined cytologically. RESULTS: The useful items were < 5.1 microm in mean of epithelial nuclear short diameter; mild atypia on definitive diagnosis; stromal cell cluster combining smooth margin surrounding the epithelial cell cluster or containing the epithelial cell cluster; epithelial clusters surrounded by or adhered to a thick, hyalinized smooth margin without stromal cluster; and closely fastened, tight clusters with denser cytoplasm than ADCC, but an indistinct border, with oval nuclei and no hyaline cells. CONCLUSION: Five items are useful criteria for BCA. |
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