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Sagittal T2-weighted MRI image demonstrating the size of the tumour in craniocaudal dimension.
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a large tumour which originated from the soft palate and extended to the larynx, measuring 9.96 cm in craniocaudal dimensions (Figure 1).
Fine-needle aspiration cytology demonstrating epithelial cells and a metachromatically staining stroma (x400 magnification).
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Fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) was consistent with an epithelial neoplasm, possibly of salivary gland origin (Figure 2).
Intraoperative image demonstrating the tumour location.
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The whole encapsulated mass was excised from the soft palate and left parapharyngeal space via a submucosal dissection (Figures 3 and 4).
Intraoperative image demonstrating the excision of the tumour.
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The whole encapsulated mass was excised from the soft palate and left parapharyngeal space via a submucosal dissection (Figures 3 and 4).
Macroscopic picture of the tumour.
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H&E stained microscopic image of the tumour (x5 magnification) demonstrating single cells in a myxochondroid stroma, keratin cysts, and tubules with adipocytic stromal change.
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