Research Article

Diagnostic Accuracy of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Parotid Lesions

Table 5

False Positive and Negative results.

False-negative ( 𝑛 = 5 )False-positive ( 𝑛 = 2 )
Cytologic diagnosisHistologic diagnosisCytologic diagnosisHistologic diagnosis

1 Pleomorphic adenoma1 Malignant mixed tumor1 Myoepithelial ca.1 Pleomorphic adenoma
1 Cyst1 Mucoepidermoid ca.1 Mucoepidermoid ca.1 Pleomorphic adenoma
1 Warthin's tumor1 Carcinosarcoma
1 Non-neoplastic1 Mucoepidermoid ca.
1 Lymphadenitis1 Lymphoma