Open AccessMYOEPITHELIOMA OF THE PAROTID GLAND
Author(s) -
Tanimura Akira,
Nakamura Yasuhiro,
Nagayama Kazuhiko,
Tanaka Shyunichi,
Hachisuka Hiroshi
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1985.tb00584.x
Subject(s) - myoepithelioma , parotid gland , pathology , salivary gland , medicine , anatomy , immunohistochemistry , myoepithelial cell
Two cases of myoepithelioma occurring in the parotid gland were reported. These tumors consisted of spindle cells that exhibited an arrangement similar to leiomyoma or fibroma. The diagnosis was made on the basis of characteristic ultrastructural as well as immunohistochemical findings : The tumor cells of the two cases likewise contained myofilaments and gave a positive result for the S‐100 protein immunohistochemical technique. ACTA PATHOL. JPN. 35 : 409–417, 1985.