Publication: Classification of salivary gland tumours - a brief histopathological review
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Date
1995
Authors
Simpson, R.H.W.
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Murcia : F. Hernández
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Abstract
Tumours of the salivary glands display a
wide variety of histological appearances, and vary in
behaviour from totally benign to high grade and usually
fatal malignancies. Over the past 40 years several
classification schemes have been proposed, of which the
most comprehensive and accurate are those of the
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) and the
World Health Organization (WHO) which were both
revised in 1991. They are readily applicable by
practising surgical pathologists, and encompass most of
the range of tumours likely to be encountered. If I have a
slight preference, it is for the WHO classification which
is more concise. This paper briefly discusses each
tumour, and highlights the changes from previous
classifications, including the proper recognition of
several newly described tumours which are distinct
clinico-pathological entities. Neither of the new schemes
solves every problem, and brief attention is drawn to
defects. These are minor, and do not significantly detract
from the advantages of both new classifications, which
represent a major advance in our ability to understand
these often perplexing tumours.
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