Spindle cell myoepithelioma of the parotid gland
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Myoepithelioma of the parotid gland: CT imaging findings.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Myoepitheliomas (MEs) are rare tumors of the parotid gland. Only a few case reports describing CT imaging features of ME have been published. The aim of this study was to describe and characterize the CT findings of MEs of the parotid gland. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed CT images of ME with pathologic correlation in 10 cases (4 men and 6 women; age ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Craniofacial Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2287-1152,2287-5603
DOI: 10.7181/acfs.2018.02341