Schwannoma-like pleomorphic adenoma: A pathological quandary

Indian J Pathol Microbiol. 2024 Feb 19. doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_552_23. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPleomorphic adenoma usually presents as a painless growing mass in locations of the salivary glands and is notorious for local recurrence if previous surgical resection is incomplete. Schwannoma is a benign peripheral nerve tumor with microscopic features of sheets of spindle-shaped cells with nuclear palisading. However, when a pathologist encounters a salivary gland tumor with microscopic morphological features of biphasic components with areas of schwannoma-like morphology, it is crucial to make a prudent diagnosis by differentiating Schwannoma-like pleomorphic adenoma and its differential diagnosis as they have remarkably different outcome in patients. We herein present a case of Schwannoma-like pleomorphic adenoma and discuss its approach to diagnosis and literature search.PMID:38427770 | DOI:10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_552_23
Source: Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology - Category: Pathology Authors: Source Type: research