Diagnostic challenges in cytology of mucoepidermoid carcinoma: Report of 6 cases with histopathological correlation.

Background: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a malignant salivary gland neoplasm with extreme morphologic heterogeneity and hence rendering a definitive fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) diagnosis of this neoplasm is really challenging. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the cytological features of MEC and explore the diagnostic accuracy and pitfalls by comparing with subsequent histopathology.

Materials And Methods: The present study was conducted over a period of 2 years wherein we obtained six histopathologically confirmed cases of MEC.