Case Reports Surgical Pathology 2023 Exercise 2: Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of Salivary Glands

Authors

Hunter L. Monroe, BS

Medical Student

Reima El Naili, MD

Harold James Williams, MD

Department of Pathology Anatomy and Laboratory Medicine

West Virginia University Robert C Byrd Health Sciences Center

Morgantown, West Virginia

Primary Audience: Pathologists and Clinical Scientists
Secondary Audience: Residents, Laboratory Technologist/Scientist (Includes all sub-specialty areas), Students, Pathologist Assistants, Laboratory Directors and Educators

Upon completion of this activity, you will be able to:

·         describe the epidemiology and clinical presentation of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC);

·         describe the gross, histologic and cytologic appearance of EMC to include variants;

·         explain which immunostains are useful in confirming the diagnosis of EMC;

·         describe the genetic mutations associated with EMC;

·         describe the treatment and prognosis for EMC; and

·         formulate the differential diagnosis for EMC.