A rare case of exclusively oncocytic mucoepidermoid carcinoma with MAML2 translocation

A rare case of exclusively oncocytic mucoepidermoid carcinoma with MAML2 translocation

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the salivary gland. The oncocytic variant of mucoepidermoid carcinoma (OMEC) is rare and a small subset shows exclusive oncocytic morphology. Here we report an OMEC case of the parotid gland in a 74-year-old woman with exclusive oncocyte...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyan Liao, Parviz Haghighi, Charles S. Coffey, Xiangdong Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-06-01
Series:Rare Tumors
Subjects:
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
oncocytic variant
salivary gland
MAML2 translocation
p63 immunostaining
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/6166

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