We report a case of desmoplastic malignant melanoma metastatic to the parotid gland initially evaluated by fine-needle aspiration. The cytologic findings consisted of scattered spindle cells in a background of heterogeneous lymphoid cells. The spindle cells were scant and displayed mild cytologic at
Needle aspiration cytologic diagnosis of metastatic malignant melanoma of unknown primary origin: Report of a case and review of the literature
โ Scribed by Chariclea Eftichiadou; Anastasios Vartholomeos; Dr. Nicolaos Salem; Evangelia Destouni; P. Apostolidis
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 264 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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