Table of Contents

Preface; Acknowledgement; 1. Aspiration technique and stains; 2. Lymph nodes; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Reactive lymph node hyperplasia; 2.3. Granulomatous inflammation; 2.4. Lymphoma; 2.5. Metastatic disease; 2.6. Miscellaneous lymph node conditions; 2.7. Approach to lymph node cytology; 3. Salivary glands; 3.1. Introduction and cytology of normal salivary glands; 3.2. Proposed reporting system of salivary gland aspirates; 3.3. Inflammatory salivary gland lesions; 3.4. Cystic salivary gland lesions; 3.5. Benign salivary gland neoplasms; 3.6. Basal cell neoplasms; 3.7. Oncocytic lesions; 3.8. Malignant salivary gland neoplasms; 3.9. Approach to salivary gland cytology; 3.10. Role of repeat FNA; 4. Thyroid; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Colloid goiter; 4.3. Thyroiditis; 4.4. Papillary carcinoma; 4.5. Follicular neoplasms; 4.6. Medullary carcinoma; 4.7. Poorly differentiated carcinoma; 4.8. Undifferentiated (anaplastic) carcinoma; 4.9. Hyalinizing trabecular tumour; 4.10. Lymphoma; 4.11. Approach to thyroid cytology; 5. Cystic neck lesions; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Branchial cyst; 5.3. Thyroglossal cyst; 5.4. Lymphangioma; 5.5. Seroma and lymphocele; 6. Other neck lesions; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Abscess; 6.3. Cervicofacial actinomycosis; 6.4. Parathyroid lesions; 6.5. Suture granuloma; 6.6. Lipoma; 6.7. Spindle cell lipoma; 6.8. Nodular fasciitis; 6.9. Paraganglioma; 6.10. Pilomatricoma; 6.11. Schwannoma; Index.

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About the Author

Ketan A. Shah is Consultant Pathologist, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, Oxford, UK.