Schwannoma including epithelial elements mimicking pleomorphic adenoma of the submandibular gland on fine-needle cytology: The first case report
| Autor: | Gabor Tarjan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Glandular schwannoma
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Histology Salivary gland business.industry Myoepithelial cell General Medicine Schwannoma medicine.disease Submandibular gland Pathology and Forensic Medicine Pleomorphic adenoma medicine.anatomical_structure Cytology otorhinolaryngologic diseases Medicine business Head and neck |
| Zdroj: | Diagnostic Cytopathology. 43:395-398 |
| ISSN: | 8755-1039 |
| Popis: | Although most salivary gland tumors can be diagnosed accurately on fine-needle aspiration, cytological evaluation of spindle cell lesions, including schwannomas, still poses a challenge. In salivary gland aspirates, the most important mimickers of schwannomas are the common pleomorphic adenomas/mixed tumors since these may yield abundant spindle-shaped myoepithelial cells and only scant epithelial cells. Therefore, in spindle cell-rich aspirates from the head and neck, diligent search for epithelial cells is recommended. Their presence traditionally favors pleomorphic adenoma and argues against a schwannoma. Herein, however, we report, for the first time, a schwannoma with epithelial elements (glandular schwannoma) in the submandibular gland, demonstrating that the presence of epithelial cells in a spindle cell-rich aspirate may not always exclude a schwannoma. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2015;43:395–398. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. |
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