Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC)

• Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology (FNAC) is a rapid, reliable and safe diagnostic tool used for various lesions of the oral cavity and salivary glands.
• The present study was done to categorise the cytomorphology of the oral cavity and salivary gland lesions on FNAC and to assess the accuracy of FNAC in arriving at a diagnosis.
• The oral cavity is affected by a wide variety of pathologic lesions that need an accurate diagnosis for guiding further management.
• Oral and oropharyngeal mass lesions are commonly diagnosed by biopsy.
• Traditional biopsy techniques in the oral cavity may require anaesthesia and may have diagnostic difficulties especially for trans-mucosal lesions.