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Exocrine Glands (Salivary Gland and Pancreas)

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This chapter details the cytomorphologic spectrum of normal elements of the salivary gland and pancreas. Diagnostic pitfalls associated with misinterpretation of benign cells as malignancy in salivary gland aspirates are discussed.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Madelyn Lew & Judy Pang

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    Madelyn Lew

  2. Department of Pathology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Judy Pang

  3. Department of Pathology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Liron Pantanowitz

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Lew, M., Pang, J. (2022). Exocrine Glands (Salivary Gland and Pancreas). In: Lew, M., Pang, J., Pantanowitz, L. (eds) Normal Cytology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20336-7_5

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