Female 56 years old Reason: Patient with left tail parotid mass. Please do u/s guided fna. History: Patient with left tail parotid mass. Please do u/s guided fna. Timeout was performed.Written informed consent was obtained. Risks of pain, infection and bleeding explained to the patient.Skin was anesthetized with 1% lidocaine over the region of the left parotid gland lesions.Under ultrasound guidance 25-gauge needle was placed into the superior lesion and bloody fluid was obtained and submitted for cytologic analysis.Under ultrasound guidance 25-gauge needle was placed into the inferior lesion at 5 cc of slightly yellowish translucent fluid was obtained and submitted for cytologic analysis.Patient refused additional attempts for the superior lesion.Postprocedure the inferior lesion decreased significantly in size after removal of fluid.Preliminary report from cytology shows macrophages and lymphocytes. Full report to follow.Less than 1 cc blood loss.
Both lesions sampled. Questionable adequacy for the more cephalad lesion. Caudal lesion was mostly drained.