Open AccessHistomorphological comparison of pleomorphic adenoma in major and minor salivary glands of oral cavity: A comparative study
Author(s) -
S itha,
T. L. Yogesh,
S Nandaprasad,
Barkha Maheshwari,
I. P. Mahalakshmi,
Bhavana T Veerabasavaiah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_91_19
Subject(s) - myoepithelial cell , pleomorphic adenoma , pathology , salivary gland , keratin , biology , hyaline , stromal cell , mixed tumor , h&e stain , squamous metaplasia , epithelium , immunohistochemistry , medicine
Pleomorphic adenoma, being the most common benign tumors of salivary gland, is morphologically characterized by a biphasic pattern containing the epithelial and mesenchymal components. The modified myoepithelial cells present are thought to play an important role in its histologic diversity by the formation of extracellular matrix. The aim of the present study was to observe, compare and correlate the histomorphological diversity of epithelial and stromal components along with different morphological cell types of modified myoepithelial cells.