Carcinosarcoma of the parotid gland featuring foci of malignant giant cell tumor Carcinossarcoma da glândula parótida com áreas de tumor de células gigantes

Salivary gland carcinosarcoma is a rare neoplasm in which both stromal and epithelial components meet the microscopic criteria for malignancy. Seventy-four cases have been reported in English-language literature to date. In this study, we describe the case of an 81-year-old male patient with parotid...

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Main Authors: José Castro Geraldes Filho, Larissa G. M. Carvalho, Nathanael F. Pinheiro Junior, Luiz Antonio R. de Freitas, Paulo Roberto Fontes Athanazio, Daniel Abensur Athanazio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2012-04-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442012000200010