Nuclear pseudoinclusions in a case of parotid mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a common malignant salivary gland tumor characterized by cellular and architectural heterogeneity. Nuclear pseudoinclusions have not been previously described in this salivary gland tumor. This is a description of the cytologic and histologic findings of a parotid mucoepidermoid carcinoma with nuclear pseudoinclusions.
Davila
R M
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Department of Pathology, Jewish Hospital of St. Louis, Washington University Medical Center, MO 63110, USA.
D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D018298:Mucoepidermoid Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure