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PAROTID GLAND MASS, RIGHT, EXCISION: | PAROTID GLAND MASS, RIGHT, EXCISION: | ||
- PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA. | - PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA. | ||
- FOUR BENIGN LYMPH NODES. | |||
- NEGATIVE FOR MALIGNANCY. | |||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
Note: | Note: | ||
*Complete excision is often elusive; stating "completely excised" on a surgical pathology report is unwise.<ref name=IW_10jan2011>Weinreb I. 10 January 2011.</ref> | *Complete excision is often elusive; stating "completely excised" on a surgical pathology report is unwise.<ref name=IW_10jan2011>Weinreb I. 10 January 2011.</ref> | ||
===Micro=== | |||
The sections show a lesion with an epithelial component, on a background of a chondromyxoid stroma, with spindled (myoepithelial) cells. The lesion is encapsulated by a thin layer of fibrous tissue. No nuclear atypia is apparent. Mitotic activity is not identified. Unremarkable parotid gland and lymph nodes are present. | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||