Malignancy-simulating change in parotid gland oncocytoma following fine needle aspiration. Report of 3 cases.
We report here there cases of benign parotid gland oncocytoma with pseudomalignant change that mimic acinic cell carcinoma. All patients underwent fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the tumor 62, 725 and 33 days before surgical excision. In histologic sections, there were clusters of pigmented cells with PAS-positive foamy to finely granular cytoplasm similar to those seen in salivary gland acinic cell carcinomas. This report provides another, previously undescribed, example of a diagnostic pitfall that may be observed in histologic tissue specimens removed after FNA of oncocytic tumors.
Department of Pathology, Medical Faculty, Charles University, Plzen, Czech Republic. skalova@fnplzen.cz
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Skálová
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D018249:Adenoma, Oxyphilic / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000378:metabolism; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor