Abstract |
Two cases of primary small cell carcinoma of the parotid gland are reported. This rare neoplasm usually presents as a painful or painless mass in the gland. The finding of neurosecretory granules by electron microscopic study, combined with strong immunoreactivity for neuron-specific enolase and chromogranin, confirms the true neuroendocrine origin of the carcinoma. This tumor appears to have a better prognosis than small cell carcinoma of the lung, which it resembles histologically.
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Authors | M Huntrakoon |
Journal | Human pathology
(Hum Pathol)
Vol. 18
Issue 12
Pg. 1212-7
(Dec 1987)
ISSN: 0046-8177 [Print] United States |
PMID | 3679198
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Aged
- Carcinoma
(immunology, pathology, surgery, ultrastructure)
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Male
- Microscopy, Electron
- Middle Aged
- Parotid Neoplasms
(immunology, pathology, surgery, ultrastructure)
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