Cytopathology of the Head and Neck |
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acinar acinic cell carcinomas Acta Cytol adenoid cystic carcinoma anaplastic appearance atypical background basaloid benign Cancer cell tumors cells Image Cellular smears cervical chromatin clear cell clinical component cysts cytologic cytologic findings cytoplasm Diagn Cytopathol ductal eosinophilic epithelial cells epithelium Fine-needle aspiration Fine-needle aspiration biopsy follicular neoplasms fragments giant cells goiters granulomas head and neck histiocytes Histologic section Hodgkin's disease Hürthle cell hyperchromatic hyperplasia immunoblasts immunophenotypic individual cells infiltrate keratinization Key Features large cell lymphoma lesions low power lymph nodes lymphadenitis lymphadenopathy lymphocytes lymphoid cells medium power melanoma metastatic monomorphic mucoepidermoid carcinoma multinucleated myxoid necrosis needle aspiration biopsy neoplastic cells nodular nuclear atypia nuclei nucleoli oncocytic oncocytoma oval Papanicolaou papillary carcinoma parotid gland patients plasmacytoid pleomorphic adenomas polygonal cells present Problems in Diagnosis reactive rhabdomyosarcoma Romanowsky round salivary gland sarcoma seen sialadenitis small cell spindle cells spindle-shaped squamous cell carcinoma staining stroma T-cell tissue usually vacuolated Warthin's tumors