Oncocytic lesion of parotid gland: A dilemma for cytopathologists

Oncocytes are epithelial cells with abundant, granular, eosinophilic cytoplasm due to presence of numerous large mitochondria of varied sizes. The presence of oncocytes in salivary glands can occur in a variety of conditions. Here, we present a rare case of a 68 year old male patient who presented w...

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Main Authors: Indranil Chakrabarti, Amitabha Basu, Nilanjana Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Cytology
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Online Access:http://www.jcytol.org/article.asp?issn=0970-9371;year=2012;volume=29;issue=1;spage=80;epage=82;aulast=Chakrabarti