Diagnostic Dilemma of Cytology in Salivary Gland Neoplasm: Case Report of a Rare Diagnosis with Brief Review of Literature
Published: October 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/26716.10700
Aruna Chhikara, Preeti Rai, Manjula Jain, Brijnandan Gupta, Sunil Kumar
1. Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
3. Director Professor, Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
4. Senior Resident, Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
5. Professor, Department of Ear Nose and Throat, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Brijnandan Gupta,
Senior Resident, Room No. 1063, Department of Pathology, First Floor, Teaching Block,
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110023, India.
E-mail: brij9890470@gmail.com
Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma (Ca ex PA) is a rare malignancy accounting for 3.6% of all salivary gland neoplasms. Malignant component of Ca ex PA is most often adenocarcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified (NOS). Myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare subtype of Ca ex PA. We present a case of myoepithelial Ca ex PA, firstly, due to its low prevelance and secondly, due to the frequent diagnostic conundrum it poses to the clinicians and pathologists.
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