Md Khaled Ahmad1, Md Azharul Islam2, Nazmul Islam3, Syada Muhaiminu4, Md Alom Hussain5, Anamika Panthadas6
1. Professor (cc) Department of Otolaryngology and Head-neck Surgery, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet.
2. Assoc. Professor (cc), Department of Otolaryngology and Head-neck Surgery, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet,
3. Registrar Department of Otolaryngology and Head-neck Surgery, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet.
4. Medical Officer, Department of Ophthalmology, Sylhet Womens Medical College Hospital, Sylhet.
5. Medical officer, Department of Otolaryngology and Head-Neck Surgery, North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet.
6. Lecturer, Department of Anatomy, Parkview Medical College, Sylhet
Abstract
Salivary gland swelling are considered difficult for diagnosis whether its benign or malignant. Due to some Unique features, FNAC is a safe and easy primary diagnostic tool. We have done a restrospective study for FNAC for parotid swelling performed in North East Medical College Hospital, Sylhet during the period from 2021-2023 (36 months). Histopathological correlation was done in 52 cases to test the sensitivity and specificity of FNAC in diagnosis of parotid pathology. We found 30 (57.69%) benign lesions while 22 (42.30%) were malignant tumors. We had 5 (9.6%) false-negative and 7 (13%) false-positive results. As a result, we got sensitivity of 90%, specificity of 89%. we concluded that FNAC is a very useful diagnostic tools for parotid pathology but always need clinical and histopathological correlation.
Key Words: FNAC, Diagnosis, Parotid Swelling