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The diagnostic value of fine needle aspiration in parotid lumps

201360 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Dermot Mallon · Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Marcos Kostalas · Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

FJ MacPherson · Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Abhishek D. Parmar · Taunton & Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

A. J. Drysdale · Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

E. Chisholm · Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

Abstract

FNA is a useful diagnostic test. However, owing to low sensitivity, it is necessary to interpret it in the context of all other clinical information.

Topics & Keywords

Salivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment Head and Neck Cancer Studies Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volume 95, Issue 4, pp. 258-262

DOI: 10.1308/003588413x13511609958370

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 1.98

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