title: Histopathologic grading of salivary gland neoplasms: I. Mucoepidermoid carcinomas.
abstract: Histopathologic grading of salivary gland neoplasms has been done with various degrees of success and hence various degrees of acceptance among pathologists and otolaryngologists-head and neck surgeons. Given their histopathologic diversity, three carcinomas--mucoepidermoid, adenoid cystic, and acinic cell--would seem to be suitable candidates for grading. In this, the first of a three-part series, the authors present a three-level grading scheme for mucoepidermoid carcinomas. It combines histocytologic and growth features of the carcinomas that independently or together, in other grading proposals, have shown prognostic value.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Batsakis
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Luna
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000473:pathology*