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Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (view source)
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| Micro = mucous cells (abundant fluffy cytoplasm and large mucin vacuoles - nucleus distorted by mucin vacuole, cells may be scarce); epidermoid cells (non-keratinized, polygonal squamoid cell with clear or oncocytic cytoplasm); architecture - cystic (low grade) or solid (high grade) | | Micro = mucous cells (abundant fluffy cytoplasm and large mucin vacuoles - nucleus distorted by mucin vacuole, cells may be scarce); epidermoid cells (non-keratinized, polygonal squamoid cell with clear or oncocytic cytoplasm); architecture - cystic (low grade) or solid (high grade) | ||
| Subtypes = | | Subtypes = | ||
| LMDDx = [[squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]] | | LMDDx = [[squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]], [[adenosquamous carcinoma]] | ||
| Stains = mucous cells: [[alcian blue stain]] +ve, [[mucicarmine stain]] +ve | | Stains = mucous cells: [[alcian blue stain]] +ve, [[mucicarmine stain]] +ve | ||
| IHC = | | IHC = | ||