Oncocytoma of the parotid gland: Dilemma for the cytopathologist

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...

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Main Authors: Kafil Akhtar, Shagufta Qadri, Presenjit Sen Ray, Rana Khalid Sherwani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Orofacial Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.jofs.in/article.asp?issn=0975-8844;year=2016;volume=8;issue=1;spage=66;epage=70;aulast=Akhtar