## Abstract ## Background. Pleomorphic adenoma constitutes the most common benign parotid gland tumor. Local recurrence after surgical treatment (lateral or total parotidectomy) has been described in 1% to 5% of cases. Malignant degeneration has been reported in 2% to 9% of cases of pleomorphic ad
Mucin production by pleomorphic adenomas of the parotid gland: A cytologic spectrum
β Scribed by Michael W. Stanley; Torsten Lowhagen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 450 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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