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Case 12

View the following images and select the correct diagnosis from the list of differentials given below.

Non-Gyne Case 12 -- Blue cell blues

          From the Cytopathology files of the BC Cancer Agency
          Submitted by: Carol Lee, MD and Tom Thomson, MD

FNA from a 1.5 cm firm nodule overlying the left parotid gland from an 81-year old lady with a remote history of basal cell carcinoma.

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Select one of the following:

Click here to select A  A) Small cell carcinoma of lung

Click here to select B  B) Lymphoma

Click here to select C  C) Merkel cell carcinoma

Click here to select D  D) Basal cell carcinoma


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