?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Pitfalls+in+Cytodiagnosis+of+Pleomorphic+Adenoma+of+the+Nasal+Septum+-+A+Rare+Case+Report&rft.creator=MG%2C+Abhishek&rft.creator=S%2C+Vijayshankar&rft.creator=Krishnappa%2C+Amitha&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Pleomorphic+adenoma+is+the+most+common+benign+mixed+tumor+of+major+salivary+gland.+Ectopic+occurrence+of+pleomorphic+adenoma+are+seen+in+minor+salivary+glands+of+pharynx%2C+trachea%2C+larynx+and+very+rarely+in+nasal+septum.+We+report+a+case+of+40+year+old+female+who+presented+with+right+sided+nasal+mass+and+mild+nasal+obstruction+since+six+months.+Cytologically+a+possibility+of+pleomorphic+adenoma+was+made+which+was+confirmed+by+histopathological+study.+We+present+this+case+due+to+1)+rarity+in+the+nasal+septum+2)+pitfalls+at+cytology+due+to+abundance+(predominance)+of+myoepithelial+cells+and+scanty+or+even+absent+mesenchymal+component+and+3)+under+reporting+in+English+literature+to+the+best+of+our+knowledge.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr.+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-10-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7120%2F1%2F2010-3-17.pdf&rft.identifier=++MG%2C+Abhishek+and+S%2C+Vijayshankar+and+Krishnappa%2C+Amitha++(2010)+Pitfalls+in+Cytodiagnosis+of+Pleomorphic+Adenoma+of+the+Nasal+Septum+-+A+Rare+Case+Report.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7120%2F