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Mucinous breast carcinoma metastatic to parotid gland: Report of a case diagnosed by fine needle aspiration
Author(s) -
Agarwal Radhika,
Rana Deepika,
Gupta Latika,
Singh Meeta,
Jain Shyama,
Rathi Arun Kumar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.512
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1365-2303
pISSN - 0956-5507
DOI - 10.1111/cyt.12645
Subject(s) - medicine , fine needle aspiration , malignancy , parotid gland , radiology , fine needle aspiration cytology , metastatic carcinoma , general surgery , carcinoma , pathology , biopsy
This case report highlights the importance of clinical history as well as considering the diagnosis of metastases prior to primary parotid malignancy. FNAC with knowledge of complete clinical background gives conclusive results in diagnosis of such lesions.