Clinical Decision-Making and Risk of Malignancy when Parotid Gland Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology Indicates a Non-Neoplastic or Non-Diagnostic Finding
The ROM for non-diagnostic and non-neoplastic FNAC samples is lower when all FNAC samples, including also those from nonsurgically treated patients, are included in comparison with the series that includes only surgically treated patients with histopathological confirmation. Our results suggest that this patient group can be followed up conservatively in the absence of abnormal symptoms or radiological findings.
Authors
- Jussi Tarkkanen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5807-1085)
- Antti A. Mäkitie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2404)
- Timo S. Atula (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6560-1128)
- Katri L. S. Aro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8103-5237)
- Minna Sirviö (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4072-7971)
- Jetta Kelppe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6690-9012)
- Mira Naukkarinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3484-7417)
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Cytologica
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000545145
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01