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The salivary glands are comprised of three major (parotid, submandibular, and sublingual) and numerous minor salivary glands which are dispersed within the upper aerodigestive tract. Combined with clinical and radiologic evaluation, fine needle aspiration (FNA) represents a useful initial procedure in the assessment of a salivary gland mass. The normal salivary gland parenchyma is composed of small exocrine units consisting of acini and a ductal system (intercalated, striated, and excretory ducts in the major glands). The serous or mucinous content of the acinar cells and length of the ducts show site-specific differences.
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Faquin, W.C., Onenerk, M. (2017). Fine Needle Aspiration of Salivary Gland. In: Diagnostic Liquid-Based Cytology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53905-7_8
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