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Diffuse multinodular oncocytoma (“oncocytosis”) of the parotid gland
Author(s) -
Schwartz Ira S.,
Feldman Morton
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196903)23:3<636::aid-cncr2820230317>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - oncocytoma , parotid gland , medicine , salivary gland , pathology , anatomy , immunohistochemistry
A multinodular parotid tumor in a 63‐year‐old man occupied almost the entire gland and was found to represent diffuse oncocytic growth. The literature on salivary gland oncocytoma is reviewed. This case appears to be a unique example of diffuse proliferation of oxyphilic granular cells (oncocytes) virtually replacing the normal parotid acinar structure. There was no evidence of local or distant spread.