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salivary gland structure

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segements of salivary ducy

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intercalated, striated, excretory (in order)

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major salivary glands

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parotid
subman
subling

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locations of minor glands

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 Palate
 Buccal mucosa
 Tongue
 Floor of mouth
 Labial mucosa
 Retromolar pad
 Oropharynyx

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parotid H/E app?

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purely serous acini= eosinophilic

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which gland

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parotid

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what granules are present in serous acini

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zymogen

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acini of subman

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mixed gland, mainly serous

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what stain can we use to deomstrate mucus acini

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mucicarmine

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which gland

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subman

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acini of sublingual gland

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mucoserous, mainly mucus

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which gland

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sublingual

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DISTRIBUTION OF MINOR SALIVARY GLANDS

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 Palate 60%
 Tongue 10%
 Lips 10%
 Cheeks 10%
 Retromolar 10%

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what is happening

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salivation of minor glands

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minor glands of the tongue

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 Glands of Von Ebner

 Glands of Blandin and Nuhn

 Glands of Weber

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 Glands of Von Ebner

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 Circumvalate papillae –
serous

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 Glands of Blandin and Nuhn

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 Anterior ventral – mucous

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 Glands of Weber

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 Posterior lateral border at foliate papilla -
mucous

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MUCOUS EXTRAVASATION REACTION OF SALIVARY GLANDS

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due to disruption of the duct system (often from trauma), leads to a mucocele

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app of mucocele

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swelling, sometimes bluish

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mucus extravasation rxn histo (mucocele)

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would see enlarged ducts with granulation tissue surrounding mucus with inflammatory cells in it

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what is this

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mucocele

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mucocele of the palate

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often superfifical and pop, often multiple present
would need a biopsy to confirm

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Ranula

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mucocele of the subman gland

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ranula

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plunging ranula

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occurs if ranula goes beneath the mylohyoid: mucin dissects thru the mm
will present as a neck mass

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sialolith

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salivary stone
trapped saliva will calcify and obstruct the duct

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common location sialoliths and why

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whartons duct due to the many turns

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indications of sialoliths

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swelling near glands around meal time
may be painful due to infection

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sialoliths with palpation

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hard

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sialoliths at stensons duct may present with?

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pus

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what can we use to locate sialoliths

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occ radiogrpahs

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tx of sialoliths

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excision

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histo app of sialoliths

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calcifed tissue

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necrotizing sialometaplasia

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unknown cause, reactive condition
can present with swelling and ulceration that can be bilateral or unilateral

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necrotizing sialometaplasia

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necrotizing sialometaplasia histology

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RESEMBLES CANCER
Pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia: resembles cancers
Sialometaplasia of glandualr tissue to squamous cells
Coagulative necrosis of the glands= loss of architecture

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SJOGREN SYNDROME
 dx?
Dry?
Primary vs. Secondary?
Bilateral enlargement of? also called?

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Autoimmune disorder
Dry mouth and dry eyes
Primary vs. Secondary due to other AI condition
Bilateral enlargement of parotid gland= Benign lymphoepithelial lesion (BLEL) or Mikulicz’s disease

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lab values of SS

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 Anti-SS-A: specific
 Anti-SS-B: specific
 RF: non specific
 ANA: non specific

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what biopsy can be done with SS?

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lip biopsy of the minor glands

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what to look for with SS histo?

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lymphocyte aggregates

42
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SS, lymphocyte aggreagte

43
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%benign/malignant

TUMOR DISTRIBUTION:
MAJOR SALIVARY GLANDS

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44
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%benign/malignant

TUMOR DISTRIBUTION:
MINOR SALIVARY GLANDS
palate, buccal, upper lip, lower lip, tongue, floor, retromolar pad

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45
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benign vs malignant

clinical presentation of salivary neoplasms
growth rate?
induration?
symptoms?
ulceration?

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46
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BENIGN SALIVARY GLAND
TUMORS

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Benign Mixed Tumor (Pleomorphic Adenoma)

Monomorphic Adenoma

Warthin’s Tumor (Papillary Cystadenoma Lymphomatosum)

Oncocytoma

Ductal Papillomas

47
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Most common salivary gland neoplasm?

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pleomorphic adenoma

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PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA
 commonality?
 demo?
 presentation

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 Most common salivary gland neoplasm
 Middle-aged females
 Painless slowly growing mass

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pleomorphic adenoma histology

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Variable histology
Mixture of ductal and myoepithelial elements
Encapsulated
often cartilage like app

50
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pleomorphic adenoma

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monomorphic adenoma
location? demo? presentation?

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 Upper lip
 Middle-aged females
 Painless slowly growing mass

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histology of a monomorphic adenoma
 pattern?
 cords of?
 May demonstrate?
 stroma? vascularity?
 capsule?

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 Uniform pattern
 Single layered cords of columnar or cuboidal epithelium
 May demonstrate papillary projections
 Loose connective tissue stroma, with prominent vascularity
 Thin fibrous capsule

53
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PAPILLARY CYSTADENOMA
LYMPHOMATOSUM/ WHARTINS TUMOR
common? which gland? uni or bilat? demo? race? associated with? presentation?

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 2nd most common benign salivary gland neoplasm
Parotid gland
Bilateral
Middle-aged males
 Lower in blacks
Smoking
Painless slowly growing nodular mass

54
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epithelium? what cells aggregate? configuration?

PAPILLARY CYSTADENOMA
LYMPHOMATOSUM/ WHARTINS TUMOR histology

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 Oncocytic (granulaur cyto due to accumulation of altered mito) ductal epithelium- Uniform double rows
 Lymphoid aggregate
 Papillary cystic configuration

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ONCOCYTOMA
common?
 cells?
 demo?
 gland?
 presentation

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ONCOCYTOMA
Rare salivary gland neoplasm
Large epithelial cells, oncocytes
Females, 8th decade
Parotid
Painless slowly growing mass that is Multifocal

56
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cells? stroma? infiltrate?

oncocytoma histology

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 Large polyhedral cells abundant in granular eosinophilic cytoplasm due to mitochondria
 Limited stroma- Thin fibrovascular septa
 Lymphoid infiltrate

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MALIGNANT SALIVARY GLAND
TUMORS

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 Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
 Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
 Polymorphous Low-Grade Adenocarcinoma
 Acinic Cell Carcinoma
 Carcinoma ex-Mixed Tumor
 Adenocarcinoma NOS

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MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA
 commonality?
 demo?
 Clinically mistaken for?

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 Most common malignant salivary gland neoplasm
 Middle-aged females
 Clinically mistaken for a mucocele

59
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cells present? can present in what forms?

MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA histology

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 Mucous producing cells
 Epidermoid (squamous) cells
 May be cystic and / or solid

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HIGH-GRADE
MUCOEPIDERMOID
CARCINOMA can be similar in app to? how to distinguish?

A

similar to SCCa in appearence, use mucicarmine stain

61
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recognized? demo? presentation?

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA

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 Best recognized salivary gland tumor
 Middle-aged females
 Slowly growing mass, painful, can be ulcerative

62
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cells? invasion where? pattern?

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA histology

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Myoepithelial and ductal cells
Perineural and perivascular invasion= poor prognosis
Cribiform pattern/ SWISS CHEESE

63
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commonality? where? demo?

POLYMORPHOUS LOW-GRADE ADENOCARCINOMA
(PLGA)

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 Common malignant MINOR salivary gland neoplasm
 Middle-aged females
 Favors palate

64
Q

deceptive? growth? invasion? distinct cell pattern?

POLYMORPHOUS LOW-GRADE ADENOCARCINOMA
(PLGA)
histology

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 Deceptive uniform appearance
 Different growth patterns
 Perineural and perivascular invasion but better prognosis than adenoid cystic carcinoma
 Indian filing

65
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gland? what is affected? demo? growth? grade?

acinic cell carcinoma

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Parotid mainly
Serous acinar differentiation
Middle-aged females
Slow-growing= Low-grade malignancy

66
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circumscribed? infiltration? cell app (cyto/nuc)?

acinic cell carcinoma histology

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 Well circumscribed
 May be infiltrative
 Serous acinar cell: Abundant granular basophilic cytoplasm and a round, stained eccentric (non-central) nucleus

67
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demo? growth? s/s?

CARCINOMA EX-PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA

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 Long standing pleomorphic adenoma that undergoes malignant transformation
 Older adults
 Rapid growth
 Pain and ulceration

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CARCINOMA EX-PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA HISTOLOGY

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 Typical benign mixed tumor that undergoes Malignant degeneration:
1. Cellular pleomorphism
1. Abnormal mitotic activity
1. Capsular invasion

69
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commonality? demo?

ADENOCARCINOMA NOS

A

 Uncommon salivary gland neoplasm
 Middle-aged females

70
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ADENOCARCINOMA NOS histo

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variable, cannot be specified

71
Q

what neoplasm has a swiss cheese histo?

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adenoid cystic carcinoma

72
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 Most common salivary gland neoplasm
 Middle-aged females
 Painless slowly growing mass

A

PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA
 commonality?
 demo?
 presentation

73
Q

Variable histology
Mixture of ductal and myoepithelial elements
Encapsulated
often cartilage like app

A

pleomorphic adenoma histology

74
Q

 Upper lip
 Middle-aged females
 Painless slowly growing mass

A

monomorphic adenoma
location? demo? presentation?

75
Q

 Uniform pattern
 Single layered cords of columnar or cuboidal epithelium
 May demonstrate papillary projections
 Loose connective tissue stroma, with prominent vascularity
 Thin fibrous capsule

A

histology of a monomorphic adenoma
 pattern?
 cords of?
 May demonstrate?
 stroma? vascularity?
 capsule?

76
Q

 2nd most common benign salivary gland neoplasm
Parotid gland
Bilateral
Middle-aged males
 Lower in blacks
Smoking
Painless slowly growing nodular mass

A

PAPILLARY CYSTADENOMA
LYMPHOMATOSUM/ WHARTINS TUMOR
common? which gland? uni or bilat? demo? race? associated with? presentation?

77
Q

 Oncocytic (granulaur cyto due to accumulation of altered mito) ductal epithelium- Uniform double rows
 Lymphoid aggregate
 Papillary cystic configuration

A

epithelium? what cells aggregate? configuration?

PAPILLARY CYSTADENOMA
LYMPHOMATOSUM/ WHARTINS TUMOR histology

78
Q

Rare salivary gland neoplasm
Large epithelial cells, oncocytes
Females, 8th decade
Parotid
Painless slowly growing mass that is Multifocal

A

ONCOCYTOMA
common?
 cells?
 demo?
 gland?
 presentation

79
Q

 Large polyhedral cells abundant in granular eosinophilic cytoplasm due to mitochondria
 Limited stroma- Thin fibrovascular septa
 Lymphoid infiltrate

A

cells? stroma? infiltrate?

oncocytoma histology

80
Q

 Most common malignant salivary gland neoplasm
 Middle-aged females
 Clinically mistaken for a mucocele

A

MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA
 commonality?
 demo?
 Clinically mistaken for?

81
Q

 Mucous producing cells
 Epidermoid (squamous) cells
 May be cystic and / or solid

A

cells present? can present in what forms?

MUCOEPIDERMOID CARCINOMA histology

82
Q

similar to SCCa in appearence, use mucicarmine stain

A

HIGH-GRADE
MUCOEPIDERMOID
CARCINOMA can be similar in app to? how to distinguish?

83
Q

 Best recognized salivary gland tumor
 Middle-aged females
 Slowly growing mass, painful, can be ulcerative

A

recognized? demo? presentation?

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA

84
Q

Myoepithelial and ductal cells
Perineural and perivascular invasion= poor prognosis
Cribiform pattern/ SWISS CHEESE

A

cells? invasion where? pattern?

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA histology

85
Q

 Common malignant MINOR salivary gland neoplasm
 Middle-aged females
 Favors palate

A

commonality? where? demo?

POLYMORPHOUS LOW-GRADE ADENOCARCINOMA
(PLGA)

86
Q

 Deceptive uniform appearance
 Different growth patterns
 Perineural and perivascular invasion but better prognosis than adenoid cystic carcinoma
 Indian filing

A

deceptive? growth? invasion? distinct cell pattern?

POLYMORPHOUS LOW-GRADE ADENOCARCINOMA
(PLGA)
histology

87
Q

Parotid mainly
Serous acinar differentiation
Middle-aged females
Slow-growing= Low-grade malignancy

A

gland? what is affected? demo? growth? grade?

acinic cell carcinoma

88
Q

 Well circumscribed
 May be infiltrative
 Serous acinar cell: Abundant granular basophilic cytoplasm and a round, stained eccentric (non-central) nucleus

A

circumscribed? infiltration? cell app (cyto/nuc)?

acinic cell carcinoma histology

89
Q

 Long standing pleomorphic adenoma that undergoes malignant transformation
 Older adults
 Rapid growth
 Pain and ulceration

A

demo? growth? s/s?

CARCINOMA EX-PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA

90
Q

 Typical benign mixed tumor that undergoes Malignant degeneration:
1. Cellular pleomorphism
1. Abnormal mitotic activity
1. Capsular invasion

A

CARCINOMA EX-PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA HISTOLOGY

91
Q

 Uncommon salivary gland neoplasm
 Middle-aged females

A

commonality? demo?

ADENOCARCINOMA NOS

92
Q

variable, cannot be specified

A

ADENOCARCINOMA NOS histo

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