An FNA pitfall: Mammary analog secretory carcinoma mistaken for acinic cell carcinoma due to cytoplasmic granules

• Autori principali: Nouf Hijazi, MD (Autore), Amir Rahemtulla, MD (Autore), Chen Zhou, MD, PhD (Autore), Thomas Thomson, MD (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Elsevier, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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In the salivary gland, a key differential feature of Mammary analog secretory carcinoma (MASC) from acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is the lack of cytoplasmic granules. We report a case of a parotid mass incorrectly diagnosed on fine needle aspirate as acinic cell carcinoma due to many cells with basoph...