Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology of Warthin's Tumor -Report of 3 cases-

Warthin 종양의 세침흡인 세포학적 소견 - 3 예 보고 -

Warthin's tumor is a benign salivary gland tumor, occurring primarily in the parotid gland. It's incidence is 4% of all salivary gland tumors. The cytologic finding of Warthin's tumor is characteristic and it consists of sheets of oncocytes and scattered lymphocytes in the background of granular material. We reports three cases of Warthin's tumor showing characteristic cytologic findings. The patients consisted of two males and a female and their ages were 60, 73, and 69 years, respectively. All the lesions were in the parotid gland. The cytologic findings showed sheets of oncocytic epithelial cells and scattered lymphocytes in the back-ground of granular materials and many red blood cells. In one case, the back-ground was composed of many Inflammatory cells including lymphocytes, neutrophils and macrophages.