Pleomorphic Adenoma Presenting as an Atypical Nasal Mass in a 26-Year-Old Female

Figure 2

Pleomorphic adenoma, showing cytoarchitectural features characteristic of this tumor. Capsule and a focus of chondroid stroma (×100) (a) and a variegated growth pattern (×100) (b) are seen. Tubules containing eosinophilic material (×200) (c) and foci of squamous differentiation (×200) (d) are seen. A myxoid background in which plasmacytoid hyaline cells (modified myoepithelial cells) are seen (×400) (e and f).

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