Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report and review of the cytological and histological features
Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is a rare biphasic tumour of the salivary glands typically arising in the parotid. Fine needle aspiration cytology is widely used in the initial investigation of salivary gland swellings and whilst the cytological features of this tumour have been described t...
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Published in | Journal of laryngology and otology Vol. 115; no. 5; pp. 434 - 436 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Cambridge, UK
Cambridge University Press
01.05.2001
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Summary: | Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is a rare biphasic tumour of the salivary glands typically arising in the parotid. Fine needle aspiration cytology is widely used in the initial investigation of salivary gland swellings and whilst the cytological features of this tumour have been described they are not well recognized. This report describes the clinicopathological features of a case of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland and highlights the importance of awareness of this tumour in the differential diagnosis of biphasic tumours on fine needle aspiration cytology. |
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Bibliography: | PII:S0022215101001219 istex:81E5273252CDFE684A17D2D4541D885CFC32CBB3 ark:/67375/6GQ-VB7LWBHP-1 ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0022-2151 1748-5460 |
DOI: | 10.1258/0022215011907875 |