Paper II
Question
List four salivary gland neoplasms
Answer
Four salivary gland neoplasms:
- Pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumour) — most common salivary gland neoplasm, usually parotid.
- Warthin tumour (papillary cystadenoma lymphomatosum) — benign, almost exclusively in the parotid, bilateral in some cases.
- Mucoepidermoid carcinoma — most common malignant salivary gland tumour.
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma — malignant, notable for perineural invasion and a “cribriform”/“Swiss-cheese” pattern.