Polycystic (dysgenetic) disease of the parotid glands.
Polycystic (dysgenetic) disease of the parotid glands is a recently described developmental disorder of the distal duct system of the glands. Apparently limited to the parotid glands and to females, polycystic disease has a characteristic clinical presentation and a distinctive, if not pathognomonic, histopathologic appearance. Three new cases are added to three in the literature to increase awareness of the entity and reduce misdiagnosis.
Department of Anatomic Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
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Batsakis
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Bruner
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Luna
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003560:Cysts / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000473:pathology*