Salivary duct carcinoma of parotid gland

A 40-year old male presented with rapidly growing swelling in the right parotid region. Based on the fine needle aspiration cytology report of adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified, superficial parotidectomy was performed, which showed the features of salivary duct carcinoma by histopathological ex...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP 2009-07, Vol.13 (2), p.85-88
Hauptverfasser: Kinnera, Vijay Sreedhar Babu, Mandyam, Kumaraswamy Reddy, Chowhan, Amit Kumar, Nandyala, Rukmangadha, Bobbidi, Venkata Phaneendra, Vutukuru, Venkatarami Reddy
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Zusammenfassung:A 40-year old male presented with rapidly growing swelling in the right parotid region. Based on the fine needle aspiration cytology report of adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified, superficial parotidectomy was performed, which showed the features of salivary duct carcinoma by histopathological examination. The smears were reviewed to identify the potential pitfalls in the cytological diagnosis of salivary duct carcinoma.
ISSN:0973-029X
1998-393X
DOI:10.4103/0973-029X.57676