A Double-Clear Variant of Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland
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Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland.
We report a rare case of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) of the parotid gland. A 70-year-old man presented with a 4-months-history of right-sided subauricular swelling. Computed tomographic scans revealed a well-defined mass with cystic lesion, measuring about 40 mm in diameter, in the right parotid gland. Because the tumor occupied superficial lobe, he underwent superficial parotidect...
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عنوان ژورنال: Head and Neck Pathology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1936-055X,1936-0568
DOI: 10.1007/s12105-012-0350-y