Infarction of parotid pleomorphic adenoma following fine needle aspiration biopsy
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Fine needle aspiration has been used increasingly as a diagnostic procedure to evaluate neoplastic and non neoplastic lesions in various tissues. It is a safe, cost effective and well tolerated method with few complications. In a small number of cases fine nedle aspiration has been followed by varying degrees of necrosis in some organs. We report a case of 44 year-old female with a two years history of a parotid mass. The histological examination revealed a large central infarction of pleomorphic adenoma.
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