Some uncommon cystic lesions in the anterior head and neck region: Pitfalls to be avoided on cytology.
Cytopathology
; 35(1): 23-29, 2024 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Cystic lesions of the anterior head and neck region are a challenging and frequent finding on cytological smears. The scant amount of cellular material in cystic slides poses the greatest difficulty to interpretation, so that frequently they are diagnosed as inadequate or with minimal cellular component. Despite the majority of cystic lesions being benign, a minor portion consist of malignant cystic entities. In these latter cases, the evidence of very scant malignant cells can be misdiagnosed and/or underestimated, leading to a false negative diagnosis. Many papers have already described and detailed the range of possible benign and malignant cystic lesions in head and neck. In the current review we have focused on the less common entities that often lead to serious misinterpretation.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cytodiagnosis
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Cytopathology
Journal subject:
PATOLOGIA
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Italy
Country of publication:
United kingdom