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Salivary Gland

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Salivary gland parenchymal cells consist of ductal, acini, myoepithelial, and basal cells. Different types of neoplastic processes arise from these cell types, making it important to understand the normal cytomorphology of the salivary gland to differentiate a nonneoplastic process from a neoplastic process. This chapter describes the cytomorphology of normal salivary glands, emphasizing nonneoplastic salivary gland lesions and their differential diagnosis.

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Gilani, S.M. (2023). Salivary Gland. In: Gilani, S.M., Cai, G. (eds) Non-Neoplastic Cytology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44289-6_6

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