Oncocytoma of the parotid gland: Dilemma for the cytopathologist

• Main Authors: Kafil Akhtar (Author), Shagufta Qadri (Author), Presenjit Sen Ray (Author), Rana Khalid Sherwani (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Assuntos: article
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Oncocytoma is a rare benign tumor of the salivary glands usually seen in elderly patients in the sixth to eighth decade. Microscopically, the hallmark of this lesion is the presence of oncocytes that comprise the entire tumor. These are large polygonal cells which have abundant eosinophilic granular...