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Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report and review of the cytological and histological features

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

H. Deere ,
I. Hore ,
N. McDermott  and
T. Levine
H. Deere
Affiliation:
Department of Cytopathology, Royal Free Hospital, London, U.K.
I. Hore
Affiliation:
Department of Cytopathology, Royal Free Hospital, London, U.K.
N. McDermott
Affiliation:
Department of Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery, Royal Free Hospital, London, U.K.
T. Levine
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Royal Free Hospital, London, U.K.
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Abstract

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.

Keywords

CarcinomaEpithelial CellsMyoepithelomaSalivary Gland Neoplasms
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 5 , May 2001 , pp. 434 - 436
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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