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Papillary Neoplasms of the Salivary Duct System: A Review
1Institute of Pathology, University Hospital, Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Krankenhausstrasse 8-10, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.
Abstract:
Papillary lesions of the salivary duct systems are uncommon. They encompass a heterogeneous group of benign, intermediate, and potentially aggressive neoplasms. With a few exceptions, historical descriptive terms such as papillary adenocarcinoma, papillary cystadenocarcinoma, and papillary adenoma are being replaced by defined entities, at same time acknowledging the papillary features as a histologic pattern. The evolving genetic landscape of these lesions increasingly permits their reproducible categorization. This article discusses those papillary proliferations encountered in the salivary glands with a focus on intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms and cystadenomas. Intraductal carcinomas and sialadenoma papilliferum are addressed in separate articles in this issue.
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