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Hello doctor, my mom have tumor in parotid gland we taken FNAC and result came as MICROSCOPY: Acellular smear. What it mean doctor please tell me what is meant by acellular smear?
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No thing to worry, as no cells were picked up on fnac. She needs surgery for her parotid tumor, not urgent, but has to be done.
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Please consult a head and neck surgeon/oncologist. She will require surgery for the tumor as the FNAC may not pick up the diagnosis/disease in 20 % of the cases.
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