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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]], [[adenosquamous carcinoma]] | | LMDDx = [[squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]], [[adenosquamous carcinoma]], [[pleomorhpic adenoma]] | ||
| Stains = mucous cells: [[alcian blue stain]] +ve, [[mucicarmine stain]] +ve | | Stains = mucous cells: [[alcian blue stain]] +ve, [[mucicarmine stain]] +ve | ||
| IHC = | | IHC = | ||
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*[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]]. | *[[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]]. | ||
*[[Adenosquamous carcinoma]]. | *[[Adenosquamous carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Pleomorphic adenoma]].<ref name=pmid15754364>{{Cite journal | last1 = Siddiqui | first1 = NH. | last2 = Wu | first2 = SJ. | title = Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of cystic pleomorphic adenoma with adnexa-like differentiation mimicking mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a case report. | journal = Diagn Cytopathol | volume = 32 | issue = 4 | pages = 229-32 | month = Apr | year = 2005 | doi = 10.1002/dc.20215 | PMID = 15754364 }}</ref> | |||
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