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Definition: Spectrum of lesions morphologically similar to those arising in the salivary glands. Malignant forms are called myoepithelial carcinomas.
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Gambarotti, M., Righi, A. (2020). Sarcomas with Uncertain Differentiation. In: Picci, P., et al. Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29676-6_45
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