Low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising in cervical lymph nodes. A report of two cases with fine needle aspiration findings

Heterotopic islands of salivary tissue are commonly found in the intraparotid lymph nodes and, less commonly, within extraparotid cervical nodes. Salivary gland tumors, both benign and malignant, can develop within this ectopic salivary tissue. Two patients presented with a solitary, painless mass i...

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Published inActa cytologica Vol. 47; no. 3; p. 470
Main Authors Sáenz-Santamaría, Javier, Catalina-Fernández, Inmaculada, Fernández-Mera, Jose Juan, Villarreal-Renedo, Pedro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland 01.05.2003
Subjects
Adult
Biopsy, Needle
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - pathology
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - surgery
Choristoma - pathology
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Neck
Salivary Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Salivary Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Heterotopic islands of salivary tissue are commonly found in the intraparotid lymph nodes and, less commonly, within extraparotid cervical nodes. Salivary gland tumors, both benign and malignant, can develop within this ectopic salivary tissue. Two patients presented with a solitary, painless mass in the cervical region. Fine needle aspiration cytology was performed, and the smears revealed a mixture of intermediate and mucus-secreting cells associated with extracellular mucin. The tumors were removed, and the diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma was confirmed by histologic study. The finding of a malignant cervical salivary gland tumor does not necessarily represent a metastasis from an occult site.
ISSN:0001-5547
DOI:10.1159/000326553