Myoepithelial sialadenitis with metachromatic matrix: A diagnostic pitfall. A case of salivary gland swelling in a paediatric patient evaluated by fine needle aspiration cytology.
Andrea RonchiMarco MontellaPaola Martina MarraGiuseppe ColellaRenato FrancoImmacolata CozzolinoPublished in: Cytopathology : official journal of the British Society for Clinical Cytology (2020)
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is generally characterized by a high diagnostic accuracy in differentiating non-neoplastic/inflammatory lesions from neoplastic lesions of the salivary glands. Lymphoepithelial sialadenitis/myoepithelial sialadenitis is exceedingly rare in paediatric patients and is characterized by a diffuse, often bilateral, salivary gland enlargement and the differential diagnosis may sometimes be difficult. We report the case of a 10-year-old boy who presented with a swelling of the left parotid gland investigated by ultrasound salivary gland FNAC.
Keyphrases
- fine needle aspiration
- ultrasound guided
- end stage renal disease
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- ejection fraction
- case report
- newly diagnosed
- magnetic resonance imaging
- chronic kidney disease
- oxidative stress
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance
- low grade
- patient reported outcomes
- computed tomography
- atomic force microscopy