Salivary Gland Basal Cell Adenoma – A Morphological Study of Eight Cases

Abstract

Our work presents a histopathological study of eight cases of basal cell adenoma selected during 1994-2003, from 334 salivary gland tumors. For the morphological study, we used the classical histopathological techniques with paraffin inclusions and Hematoxylin & Eosin (H.E.) stain, Trichromic Goldner Szeckelly stain and Periodic Acid Schiff- Mayer Hematoxylin stain. The microscopic study reveals a great diversity of morphological aspects consisting in presents of basaloid and ductal cell differentiations, solidisland, tubular, trabecular and membranous tumoral pattern of growth and more often a fibrous stroma.

Keywords

• basal cell adenoma
• cytological differentiation
• salivary gland
• stroma
• tumoral pattern