Pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland resembling mesenchymal tumors.
Two cases of unusual pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland are described. Each showed marked palisaded zones. Distinction from smooth muscle tumors, neurofibromas, and other spindle-cell neoplasms is described.
D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology; D008637:Mesenchymoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*