ACINIC CELL CARCINOMA OF PAROTID GLAND – A CASE REPORT
Acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is a rare type of tumor which accounts for only 1–3% of the salivary gland tumors. Majority of which occurs in the parotid gland. ACC can be misinterpreted as benign because of its low grade histology. Radiological imaging techniques have low sensitivity in detecting malignancy of parotid glands. Guided FNAC can prove to be reliable diagnostic modality that can help in differential diagnosis of salivary gland neoplasms. Aspirates from these tumors can be diagnostically challenging. The lesions that have to be considered in the differential diagnosis include a wide variety of nonneoplastic as well as neoplastic conditions and pose a serious diagnostic dilemma cytologically. Hence histopathological examination is the gold standard method of choice for diagnosing these tumors. Here we report a case of Acinic cell carcinoma of parotid gland which had cytological diagnostic dilemma and confirmed diagnosis following histopathology examination.