Acta Med. 2004, 47: 3-6

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2018.57

Polymorphous Low Grade Adenocarcinoma of the Parotid Gland. Cytological, Histological and Immunohistochemical Features and Review of the Literature

Demetrio Tamiolakisa, Vasilios Thomaidisb, Ioannis Tsamisb, Eleni Karikic, Athanasia Kotinid, Maria Lambropouloue, Panagiotis Bogloue, Nikolaos Papadopoulose

aGeneral Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Department of Cytology, Greece
bGeneral Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Greece
cPapanicolaou Hospital of Salonica, Department of Pathology, Greece
dDemocritus University of Thrace, Department of Medical Physics, Greece
eDemocritus University of Thrace, Department of Histology – Embryology, Greece

Received July 1, 2003
Accepted September 1, 2003

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