A 62-year-old man presented with rapidly growing tumour in the right
parotid region with associated
pain and
facial nerve palsy. Based on the
fine needle aspiration cytology report of high-grade
mucoepidermoid carcinoma, parotidectomy was performed which showed features of
salivary duct carcinoma. The smears were reviewed to identify the potential pitfalls in the cytological
diagnosis of
salivary duct carcinoma.