Cytology and Histology of Salivary Gland Tumors

The salivary gland can give rise to a diverse array of both benign and malignant tumors. Many of these entities present diagnostic challenges, with frequent morphologic and immunohistochemical overlap between different tumors. This talk will cover cytology and resection specimens from several primary salivary gland epithelial tumors encountered at the University of Utah.

Lecture Presenter
Evan Raps, MD
Evan Raps, MD
Assistant Professor (Clinical), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah
Medical Director, AP Digital Diagnostics, ARUP Laboratories

Dr. Raps is a medical director of AP Digital Diagnostics at ARUP Laboratories, and an assistant professor (clinical) at the Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine at the University of Utah. Dr. Raps completed his medical degree at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He then completed his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine/ARUP Laboratories as well as serving as chief resident for anatomic pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine/ARUP Laboratories followed by a cytopathology fellowship at the University of Utah School of Medicine. Dr. Raps is certified by the American Board of Pathology. He specializes in cytopathology as well as head and neck pathology. His research interests include digital pathology.

Objectives

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

Recognize key cytologic findings for common benign and malignant salivary gland tumors
Recognize key histologic and immunohistochemical characteristics for common malignant salivary gland tumors
Discuss which salivary gland sites typically give rise to the above tumors
Identify which malignancies are typically low grade, high grade, or variable grade