Research Article

Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Parotid Lesions

Table 3

True-positive with accurate and inaccurate results 𝑛 = 2 6 .

True positive ( 𝑛 = 2 6 )
Accurate ( 𝑛 = 2 4 )Inaccurate ( 𝑛 = 2 )
Cytologic diagnosisHistologic diagnosisCytologic diagnosisHistologic diagnosis

14 Mucoepidermoid14 Mucoepidermoid1 Myoepithelial ca.1 Salivary duct ca.
4 Adenoid cystic ca.4 Adenoid cystic ca.1 Mucoepidermoid ca.1 Acinic cell ca.
2 Acinic cell ca.2 Acinic cell ca.
1 Myoepithelial ca.1 Myoepithelial ca.
1 Squamous cell ca.1 Squamous cell ca.
1 Lymphoma1 Lymphoma
1 Metastatic melanoma1 Metastatic melanoma