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Salivary glands

Epithelial/myoepithelial tumors

Classification

Reviewers: Fatima Aly, M.D. (see Reviewers page)
Revised: 1 February 2013, last major update August 2011
Copyright: (c) 2003-2013, PathologyOutlines.com, Inc.

General
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● Classification difficult because most tumors arise from or differentiate to epithelial or myoepithelial cells, which can undergo various metaplastic changes (oncocytic, chondroid, squamous, sebaceous)
● Subtypes are clustered based on expression of myoepithelial, luminal and basal cell phenotypes (Mod Pathol 2004;17:803)
● WHO classification: stresses distinction between benign and malignant

Diagram
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Schematic of adenomas

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