Table of Conents

SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS; CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FEATURES


DIAGNOSIS OF MALIGNANCY IN PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA (MIXED TUMOR)


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  • FEATURES SUGGESTIVE OF MALIGNANCY

  • Morhologic atypia (pleomorphic or hyperchromatic nuclei)
  • Frequent mitosis
  • Abnormal mitosis
  • Necrosis

  • FEATURES NOT SUGGESTIVE OF MALIGNANCY

  • Capsular invasion
  • Hypercellularity

  • FEATURE OF INTRACAPSULAR CARCINOMA OR CARCINOMA IN SITU

  • Abnormal cytologic features within capsule
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