Archive Item Code: 3500-L

Item Name: Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Head and Neck Lesions with Update on Molecular Diagnostics

Vicki Y. Jo, MD

Presentation date: March 25, 2014; Expires: March 14, 2017

Head and neck FNA practice includes a heterogeneous group of lesions, including salivary gland neoplasms, cervical lymph node metastases, and soft tissue tumors. This webinar focuses on a differential diagnosis-based approach to head and neck FNAs, and includes discussion of the application of ancillary studies and recent molecular advances in the field of head and neck pathology.

Archive Item Code: 3200-I

Item Name: Challenges in Salivary Gland Cytology               
William C. Faquin, M.D., Ph.D.                                                          

Presentation date: December 14, 2010; Expires: December 14, 2013

Salivary gland fine-needle aspiration (FNA) is among the most difficult areas of non-gynecologic cytopathology. Using a case-based algorithmic approach, we will discuss the cytologic evaluation of several key salivary gland tumors.  The session will emphasize the formulation of a focused differential diagnosis and will identify problem areas where diagnostic pitfalls can occur. The advantages and limitations of fine-needle aspiration cytology in the evaluation of various salivary gland tumors, and the use of ancillary techniques where relevant will be discussed.