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Diagnosis by fine needle aspiration (FNA)
| FNA result | Frequency |
|---|---|
| Pleomorphic adenoma | 98 (48.8%) |
| Warthin’s tumour | 31 (15.4%) |
| Inconclusive | 28 (13.9%) |
| Carcinoma | 18 (9.0%) |
| Epidermal cyst | 7 (3.5%) |
| Cystic/fluid filled | 5 (2.5%) |
| Lymphoma | 4 (2.0%) |
| Infection/inflammation | 3 (1.5%) |
| Metastasis | 2 (1.0%) |
| No abnormalities detected | 2 (1.0%) |
| Salivary tumour | 1 (0.5%) |
| Spindle cell | 1 (0.5%) |
| Other | 1 (0.5%) |
