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 Head and Neck pathology cases provided by Professor Gareth Thomas click here to find out more about his work

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Male 52 years. Mass right TMJ region.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Inflammatory pseudotumour
B. Nodular fasciitis
C. Deep fibrous histiocytoma

Male 74 years. Slow-growing lump retromolar region.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma
B. Pleomorphic adenoma
C. Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Female 69 years. Painless swelling parotid.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Basaloid SCC
B. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
C. Basal cell adenocarcinoma

Male 75 years. Swelling SMG ? lymphoma.

What is your diagnosis?

A. MALT lymphoma
B. IgG4 disease
C. Sclerosing sialadenitis

Male 42 years. Asymmetric tonsils.

What is your diagnosis?

A. High grade lymphoma
B. HPV-associated SCC
C. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Male 80 years. Lesion left tongue base.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Malignant melanoma
B. HPV-associated SCC
C. Large cell neuroendocrine carcinoma

Female 91 years.  SCC scalp, with swelling parotid.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Mammary analog secretory carcioma
B. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma
C. Deep fibrous histiocytoma

Male 45 years. Lesion parotid.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Ductal carcinoma
B. Acinic cell carcinoma
C. Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Male 50 years. Parotid lump.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Lymphoepithelial carcinoma
B. Acinic cell carcinoma
C. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Male 52 years. Discomfort tongue.

What is your diagnosis?

A. Adenoid cystic carcinoma
B. Basaloid SCC
C. HPV associated SCC

now look at Dr Thomas's presentation to learn more about the entities and differential diagnoses.