KBB-Forum 2009 , Cilt 8, Sayı 4

BASAL CELL ADENOMA OF SALIVARY GLAND; CYTOLOGIC FEATURES AND DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

Ahmet MİDİ, MD;1 Özlem AYDIN, MD;2 Cem ÇOMUNOĞLU, MD; 3Zerrin BOYACI, MD; 4Önder PEKER, MD1
1Maltepe Üniversitesi Hastanesi, Patoloji Laboratuvarı, İstanbul, Türkiye
2Acibadem Hastanesi, Merkez Patoloji Laboratuvarı, İstanbul, Türkiye
3Nişantaşı Patoloji Grubu, İstanbul, Türkiye
4Maltepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, KBB Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye Herein, a case of Basal Cell Adenoma of the parotid gland is presented, especially with cytologic features and cytologic differential diagnosis was discussed.

Basal Cell Adenoma is a rare neoplasm which is one of the basaloid neoplasms of salivary gland cytologically. Basaloid neoplasms are the most difficult problem in salivary gland Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology. There are various benign and malignant tumors such as; cellular pleomorphic adenoma, basal cell adenocarcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, metastatic basal cell carcinoma, metastatic basaloid squamous carcinoma and small cell carcinoma in differential diagnosis.

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in salivary gland lesions can provide a diagnosis that eliminates the need for surgery in non-neoplastic lesions and guides treatment decision. Keywords : Basal cell adenoma, Parotid, Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology