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– Bruce Lee
Shashidhar Venkatesh Murthy
A/Prof. & Head of Pathology
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY College of Medicine & Dentistry
Gross Features:
1. Parotid region*
2. Nodular, smooth
3. Well demarcated
4. Section: Capsulated
5. Bluish cartilage areas.
6. Mucoid, fibrous, etc.
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Microscopy:
Epithelial
Trabeculae anastomosing.
Ducts, tubules, cysts.
Connective tissue:
Fibrous interlacing bundles.
Myxoid, Chondroid, Myxochondroid &
Osseous areas.
Fibrillar eosinophilic areas.
Cartilage
Epithelium
Normal Sal. Gland Pleomorphic Adenoma
Capsule
Glands
C.T.
Int
Mu
Sq
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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma:
Uncommon, but more in minor salivary glands.
Palate, cheek, nose & nasal sinuses.
Slow growing, painful, recurrence common.
Small, infiltrative, gray pink with ulcers.
Microscopy: characteristic cribriform pattern (sieve)
Perineural spread, recurrent, poor prognosis.
Other Carcinomas:
• Adenocarcinoma 7%
• Squamous carcinoma 2%
• Acinic Cell carcinoma 2%
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Salivary glands Pathology: Summary
Inflammation: Sialadenitis.
Acute / chronic, Autoimmune (Sjogren’s, SICCA Sy.)
Xerostomia, Sialolithiasis.
Infections:
Viral, Bacterial, Fungal.
Mumps
Neoplasms:
Before you speak, think..
- Is it necessary ?
- Is it true?
- Is it kind?
- Will it hurt anyone?
– Baba.