BACKGROUNDFine needle aspiration cytology is a simple, inexpensive technique with a rapid turn-around time and is a minimally invasive technique with high specificity and sensitivity. FNAC is widely used for the diagnosis of parotid lumps, but is now also being extensively used in neck masses.The objective of this study is to assess the sensitivity and specificity of FNAC of parotid masses with that of histopathological correlation and also to distinguish between a neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesion.