- Indications of head and neck cytology
- Sampling and preparation methods
- Oral cavity
- Cystic lesions
- Anatomy and cytology of salivary glands
- Tumor like-lesions of salivary glands
- Inflammations
- Sialoadenosis
- Autoimmune sialoadenitis (Benign lymphoepithelial lesion)
- Salivary gland cyst
- Lymphoepithelial cyst
- Benign salivary glands tumors
- Mixed tumor
- Warthin tumor
- Oncocytoma
- Myoepithelial adenoma
- Basal cell adenoma
- Malignant salivary glands tumors
- Acinic cell carcinoma
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
- Epithelial / myoepithelial carcinoma
- Malignant myoepithelioma
- Squamous cell carcinoma, Undifferentiated carcinoma
- Mammary like Secretory carcinoma of the Salivary Gland
- Malignant mixed tumor
- Other lesions of salivary glands
Sialoadenosis
The acinic cells are significantly larger, with small and peripheral nuclei and showing plenty of zymogen granules. The size of the acinic cells is 58 – 60 micron as compared to the normal size of 40 – 45 micron. The gland is swollen. There is always some other disease to be searched for in the background: diabetes, malnutrition, tuberculosis, etc.
