title: Aspiration biopsy of salivary gland tumors. VI. Morphologic studies on smears and histologic sections from mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
abstract: The cytologic findings in fine-needle aspiration biopsy of 24 primary mucoepidermoid carcinomas of salivary glands are reviewed. The morphologic details which permit recognition of this tumor in smears of the aspirate are described.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002648:Child; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004847:Epithelial Cells; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013363:Submandibular Gland