A tumor of the parotid gland in a 55 year old man histologically is found to consist predominantly of solid sheets of basaloid cells (resembling transitional epithelium). Occasionally these cells are thought to have intracytoplasmic mucin. A mucicarmine stain confirms the rare intracytoplasmic mucin. What is your diagnosis?
a. low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
b. papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum.
c. high grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
d. adenoid cystic carcinoma.
e. malignant mixed tumor.
AnswerTags:
MCQ, Pathology, Salivary Gland, Neoplasms
Category:
Pathology MCQs
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