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File:Cytopathology of pleomorphic adenoma.png|Cytopathology of pleomorphic adenoma (Pap stain). It can usually be diagnosed by its typical fibrillary stroma (mesenchyme). Stromal cell nuclei are small. Myoepithelial cells are usually the predominant cell type, and can have various shapes but are usually more elongated than epithelial cells. Epithelial cells may have prominent nucleoli.<ref>Image by Mikael Häggström, MD. Reference for description: {{cite web|url=https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/salivaryglandspleomorphicadenoma.html|title=Pleomorphic adenoma|author=Bin Xu, M.D., Ph.D.}} Last author update: 30 July 2021. Last staff update: 5 August 2021</ref> | File:Cytopathology of pleomorphic adenoma.png|Cytopathology of pleomorphic adenoma (Pap stain). It can usually be diagnosed by its typical fibrillary stroma (mesenchyme). Stromal cell nuclei are small. Myoepithelial cells are usually the predominant cell type, and can have various shapes but are usually more elongated than epithelial cells. Epithelial cells may have prominent nucleoli.<ref>Image by Mikael Häggström, MD. Reference for description: {{cite web|url=https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/salivaryglandspleomorphicadenoma.html|title=Pleomorphic adenoma|author=Bin Xu, M.D., Ph.D.}} Last author update: 30 July 2021. Last staff update: 5 August 2021</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:30, 7 September 2022
Author:
Mikael Häggström, M.D. [note 1]
The major salivary glands are the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands.
Evaluation
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Cytology
Cytopathology of pleomorphic adenoma (Pap stain). It can usually be diagnosed by its typical fibrillary stroma (mesenchyme). Stromal cell nuclei are small. Myoepithelial cells are usually the predominant cell type, and can have various shapes but are usually more elongated than epithelial cells. Epithelial cells may have prominent nucleoli.[2]
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- ↑ For a full list of contributors, see article history. Creators of images are attributed at the image description pages, seen by clicking on the images. See Patholines:Authorship for details.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Steve C Lee, MD, PhD. Salivary Gland Neoplasms. Medscape. Updated: Jan 13, 2021}}
Diagrams by Mikael Häggström, MD - ↑ Image by Mikael Häggström, MD. Reference for description: Bin Xu, M.D., Ph.D.. Pleomorphic adenoma. Last author update: 30 July 2021. Last staff update: 5 August 2021
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