Difference between revisions of "Pleomorphic adenoma"
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*Mesenchymal stroma not required for diagnosis -- if >5% ducts.<ref name=IW_10jan2011>Weinreb I. 10 January 2011.</ref> | *Mesenchymal stroma not required for diagnosis -- if >5% ducts.<ref name=IW_10jan2011>Weinreb I. 10 January 2011.</ref> | ||
**No chondroid stroma ''and'' <5% ductal cells = '''[[myoepithelioma]]'''. | **No chondroid stroma ''and'' <5% ductal cells = '''[[myoepithelioma]]'''. | ||
*Look for, i.e. rule-out, poorly differentiated carcinoma: ''carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma''. | *Look for, i.e. rule-out, poorly differentiated carcinoma: ''carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma''. | ||
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*Complete excision is often elusive; stating "completely excised" on a surgical pathology report is unwise. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Salivary glands]]. | *[[Salivary glands]]. | ||