Invasive salivary duct carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland: a teaching case giving rise to the genuine diagnostic difficulty on an inadequate cytology specimen

<p>Abstract</p> <p>A history of a recent rapid increase in long-standing swelling mass was presented in the right parotid gland of an 85-year-old male. The inadequate cytologic specimens contained few small clusters of three-dimensional malignant epithelial cells having hyperchroma...

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Main Authors: Yamada Sohsuke, Nabeshima Atsunori, Tabata Takahisa, Guo Xin, Tasaki Takashi, Wang Ke-Yong, Shimajiri Shohei, Sasaguri Yasuyuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://www.diagnosticpathology.org/content/7/1/61