title: Myoepithelioma of the parotid. Report of a case initially examined by fine needle aspiration biopsy.
abstract: Fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy of a large, deep lobe of a parotid mass revealed a uniform population of small, spindled cells with no distinctive cytologic features. Biopsy and later resection of the mass revealed a myoepithelioma. Myoepithelioma is a rare lesion, occurring most commonly in the parotid gland. To date, the FNA description of myoepithelioma has been limited to one report of a lesion in the breast. We report the FNA findings of this tumor arising in the parotid, with histologic and electron microscopic confirmation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Dodd
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Caraway
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Luna
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Byers
mesh_terms: D008841:Actin Cytoskeleton / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure