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'''Mucoepidermoid carcinoma''', abbreviated ''MEC'', the is the most common malignant neoplasm of the [[salivary gland]]. | {{ Infobox diagnosis | ||
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| Caption = Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. [[H&E stain]]. | |||
| Micro = Mucous cells with abundant fluffy cytoplasm and large mucin vacuoles - nucleus distorted by mucin vacuole, mucous cell may be scarce; epidermoid cells - non-keratinized, polygonal squamoid cell with clear or oncocytic cytoplasm (clear cells contain glycogen ([[PAS]] +ve, [[PAS-D]] -ve); architecture - cystic (low grade) or solid (high grade) | |||
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| Stains = mucous cells: [[alcian blue stain]] +ve, [[mucicarcmine stain]] +ve | |||
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| Molecular = t(11;19)(q21;p13) | |||
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| Gross = solid, cystic or both | |||
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| Site = [[salivary gland]], classically parotid gland | |||
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| Signs = mass lesion | |||
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| Prevalence = most common malignant salivary gland tumour, generally uncommon | |||
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'''Mucoepidermoid carcinoma''', abbreviated '''MEC''', the is the most common malignant neoplasm of the [[salivary gland]]. | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||