Clinical Study

A Cytohistologic Correlation of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: Emphasizing the Rare Oncocytic Variant

Table 2

Key morphologic features observed in histology and FNA specimens.

Cell type observed% in Histology% in FNA

Mucous (pseudogoblet) cells(22/23) 96%(21/23) 91%
Lymphocytes(22/23) 96%(18/23) 78%
Clear cells(17/23) 74%(17/23) 74%
Intermediate cells(23/23) 100%(19/23) 83%
Keratinized squamous cells(11/23) 48%(3/23) 13%
Oncocytes(10/23) 43%(5/23) 22%