Background Parotid gland tumors are mostly benign with good prognosis. On the other hand, malignant tumors of the parotid gland often have poor prognosis and metastasize. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common cancer in the parotid gland accounting for nearly 40–50% of the cases. Therefore, it is important to define the role of fine needle aspiration in differentiating between different types of parotid malignancies. Method This is a retrospective chart review study that was done on 49 consecutive patients who underwent parotid surgeries in King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between Jan 2003 and Feb 2020. The records of 49 patients were obtained, fine needle aspiration and pathology reports were reviewed to define the role of fine needle aspiration in diagnosing malignant parotid tumors by calculating the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. Results Retrospective analysis of 39 cases revealed that there was one case which was diagnosed for cancer was missed by fine needle aspiration. Meanwhile, six cases were diagnosed as malignant lesions using both fine needle aspiration and histopathology. Furthermore, 30 cases were determined benign based on fine needle aspiration and histopathology. The sensitivity of fine needle aspiration for detecting malignancy was 85.7%, specificity was 93.8%. positive predictive value of 75% and negative predictive value of 96.7%. Conclusion Fine needle aspiration is highly sensitive and specific for parotid tumors. We support the role of pre-operative FNA for all parotid tumors as its accurate in differentiating between benign and malignant lesions.

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Objective:To determine the compliance rate and associated factors among hypertensive patients in a teaching hospital.Study Design:A cross-sectional study.Materials and Methods:Ethical approval taken from the Institutional Ethics Committee (No. 00101/9/2013). One hundred adult hypertensive patients were interviewed using a pretested, structured, closed ended questionnaire. Inclusion criteria include all adult hypertensive patients attending outpatient clinic from 1st to 28th November 2013 at King Saud Medical City. Exclusion criteria include only if the patient refuse to participate in the study.Results:After calculating the compliance of each patient, we found that 63 of the patients had >80% compliance rate. The most common causes of noncompliance were felt good (reported by 59 patients out of 100), simply forgot (56%), had problems taking pills at specified time (55%), and felt asleep through dose time (52%).Conclusion:The compliance rate with medications was good, but there was a proportion of patients were noncompliant because maybe they need better education and family support.