Background: Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) has been used as a diagnostic tool in evaluating suspected lesions.It shows a high diagnostic accuracy for diagnosing salivary gland lesions.Aim: The aim of this study was to highlight FNAC as an effective diagnostic tool in the presumptive diagnosis of ameloblastoma.Materials and Methods: A total of 12 cases of ameloblastoma sampled by FNAC retrieved from the archives of the Oral Pathology Department were retrospectively studied.
The smears were alcohol-fixed and stained with hematoxylin sequal eclipse 5 battery and eosin.All the 12 cases of FNAC had subsequent corresponding surgical incisional biopsy or excision specimens.Results: Cytologically, seven cases were diagnosed as benign odontogenic tumor synovex one grass more in favor of ameloblastoma.All the 12 fine-needle aspiration cases were given a histopathologic work-up and diagnosed as ameloblastomas.
Of these, the seven cytologically diagnosed benign odontogenic lesions were also confirmed to be ameloblastoma by both incisional biopsy as well as surgical excision.Conclusion: It was deduced from the above results that FNAC helps potentially in diagnosing ameloblastoma.