General and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
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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? |
