Difference between revisions of "Head and neck cytopathology"
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==Mucoepidermoid carcinoma== | ==Mucoepidermoid carcinoma== | ||
{{Main|Mucoepidermoid carcinoma}} | {{Main|Mucoepidermoid carcinoma}} | ||
===General=== | |||
*A challenging FNA diagnosis.<ref name=pmid2296840>{{Cite journal | last1 = Cohen | first1 = MB. | last2 = Fisher | first2 = PE. | last3 = Holly | first3 = EA. | last4 = Ljung | first4 = BM. | last5 = Löwhagen | first5 = T. | last6 = Bottles | first6 = K. | title = Fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Statistical analysis. | journal = Acta Cytol | volume = 34 | issue = 1 | pages = 43-9 | month = | year = | doi = | PMID = 2296840 }}</ref> | |||
===Cytology=== | ===Cytology=== | ||
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**Cytoplasm not seen in 3-D clusters - look for single layer of cells. | **Cytoplasm not seen in 3-D clusters - look for single layer of cells. | ||
**Cell borders are often distinct. | **Cell borders are often distinct. | ||
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*[[Squamous cell carcinoma]] - extensive keratinization and squamous pearls.<ref name=Ref_FNAC25>{{Ref FNAC|25}}</ref> | |||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||