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| Keywords: Mixed Tumor of the Salivary Gland.jpg Mixed Tumor of the Salivary Gland This benign tumor of the submandibular gland also known as pleomorphic adenoma presented as a painless neck mass in a 40-year-old man At the left of the image is the white tumor with its characteristic cartilaginous cut surface To the right is the normally lobated submandibular salivary gland Unlike most of my gross photos this one was shot in the fresh state This does show best what tissue looks like to the operating surgeon but the soft collapse-prone tissue with its blood staining and distracting highlights doesn't show anatomic details as well as do photos of formalin-fixed specimens This pic was shot with a Minolta X-370 with a 100-mm Rokkor bellows lens on Kodak Elite daylight ISO 100 film using a blue compensator to correct for tungsten illumination Photograph by Ed Uthman MD Public domain Posted 13 May 00 http //web2 airmail net/uthman/specimens/index html PD Ed Uthman Gross pathology of neoplasms Gross pathology of salivary glands Diseases and disorders of the ears nose and throat | ||||
