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Major Salivary Glands

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The gross appearance of some salivary gland neoplasms is so characteristic that one can come close to establishing the diagnosis on the gross findings alone. Yet, all too often, salivary glands are simply inked, bread-loafed, and thrown into tissue cassettes. Take time to describe the appearance of any lesions encountered.

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  1. Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, The Weinberg Cancer Building, Room 2242, 401 North Broadway, 21231-2410, Baltimore, MD, USA

    William H. Westra M.D. & Ralph H. Hruban M.D.

  2. Department of Art as Applied to Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 1830 East Monument Street, Suite 7000, 21205-2100, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Timothy H. Phelps M.S.

  3. Department of Pathology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 Ninth Avenue, C6-Path, 98101, Seattle, WA, USA

    Christina Isacson M.D.

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Westra, W.H., Phelps, T.H., Hruban, R.H., Isacson, C. (2003). Major Salivary Glands. In: Surgical Pathology Dissection. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-21747-9_7

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