MYOEPITHELIAL CARCINOMA: A DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE IN CYTOLOGY

Abstract

constituting less than 1 % of all salivary gland neoplasm. The most common site of involvement is major salivary gland mainly parotid gland while minor salivary glands are rarely involved. In this case report, we are presenting a case of 29 year old male who presented with a gradually increasing pedunculated painless mass in the oral cavity for 3 months. Cytological diagnosis of cellular pleomorphic adenoma was given. Histopathological examination of excised mass confirmed the diagnosis of myoepithelial carcinoma. ABSTRACT Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women, Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat (Haryana), India Ruchi Agarwal, Kulwant Singh, Anjali Sindhu, Parveen Rana, Swarn Kaur, Deepti Agarwal