Clinical Study
A Cytohistologic Correlation of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma: Emphasizing the Rare Oncocytic Variant
Table 3
Cytologic/Histologic diagnosis comparison.
| | FNA DX (23 cases) | FS DX (9/23 cases) | Histologic grade |
| | C/W MEC (7/23) | MEC (3/5) | LGMEC (2/7) | | Adenocarcinoma (1/5) | IGMEC (4/7) | | Cystic Neop with papillary-features (1/5) | HGMEC (1/7) |
| | S/O MEC (5/23) | SO MEC (1/2) | LGMEC (3/5) | | NTS (1/2) | IGMEC (2/5) |
| | SGN: (6/23) | None performed | | | Favor WT (2/6) | | LGMEC (1/2) | | IGMEC (1/2) | | Favor ACC(2/6) | | LGMEC (2/2) | | Favor BMT versus MEC or ADCC (1/6) | | LGMEC (1/1) | | Neop with squ-feat (1/6) | | IGMEC (1/1) |
| | Neg or inflamm (5/23) | LG-CA (1/2) | LGMEC (4/5) | | WT (1/2) | IGMEC (1/5) |
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Dx:Diagnosis, Avg:Average, CW:Consistent with, SO:Suggestive of, SGN:salivary gland neoplasm, Neg:Negative, Inflamm:Inflammatory.
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