General
and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
Slide 199:
Parotid with Sjogren’s syndrome
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In this case it’s going to be difficult to
convince yourself this was ever a salivary gland. The gland has been almost
totally replaced with a lymphoid infiltrate. You will see many islands of what
will appear to be glandular tissue, but it’s really the remnants of the parotid
duct work.
See this slide with the
virtual microscope. |
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This gland is completely overrun by reactive,
medium sized lymphocytes. The strands and clusters of pink, squamousy looking
cells are actually what’s left of the parotid ducts.
What kind of ocular finding might be present in this
person? |
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