Open AccessFine needle aspiration cytology diagnosed pleomorphic adenoma of soft palate- A rare case report
Author(s) -
Anju Khairwa
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
ip journal of diagnostic pathology and oncology/ip journal of diagnostic pathology and oncology/journal of diagnostic pathology and oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2581-3706
pISSN - 2456-6284
DOI - 10.18231/j.jdpo.2022.009
Subject(s) - pleomorphic adenoma , myoepithelial cell , soft palate , salivary gland , medicine , mixed tumor , pathology , fine needle aspiration cytology , adenoma , cytology , soft tissue , anatomy , immunohistochemistry , surgery
Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is benign tumor of salivary gland. Pleomorphic adenoma contains both epithelial and myoepithelial elements and it arises from myoepithelial cells of salivary gland. The index study to describe rare case of pleomorphic adenoma of soft palate diagnosed by FNAC (fine needle aspiration cytology).