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ArticleJournal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP2022

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma - A common neoplasm at an unusual site, mimicking a benign cyst on cytology: Diagnostic pitfall!

Swati Sharma, Sadaf Khan, Manna Valiathan

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Article in Journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology : JOMFP, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Swati SharmaDepartment of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Sadaf KhanDepartment of Pathology, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Shri Mahant Indresh Hospital, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
Manna ValiathanDepartment of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is known to be a relatively common neoplasm of the major and minor salivary glands that can secondarily involve skin. The clinical manifestations, diagnostic cytology and histopathology of MEC presenting as a clinically benign periauricular cystic nodule have been analyzed. The challenge of accurate diagnosis can be illustrated by the fact that initially, on cytology, this tumor was misdiagnosed as a benign epidermal inclusion cyst due to the presence of mucin-filled cells which were misinterpreted as cyst macrophages. This case report emphasizes the need to include parotid tumors in the differential diagnosis of all periauricular cyst-like expansions. We also briefly discuss the reasons for false-positive cytology in this case. Delay in accurate diagnosis may result in larger surgical procedures, such as radical neck dissection, that may otherwise be avoided.

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Epidermal inclusion cystmucoepidermoidperiauricular

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PMID35450250
PMCPMC9017840
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