The cytologic diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix uteri and related lesions. II. Microinvasive adenocarcinoma

Criteria for the cytologic diagnosis of microinvasive adenocarcinoma of the cervix have not been previously established. Such cytologic criteria were evolved through the detailed analysis of cervical smears from 40 histologically confirmed cases. The cellular features of cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) were always associated with microinvasion. Syncytia of glandular cells, small cells in very crowded sheets and papillary groupings of cells, when seen in conjunction with AIS, were suggestive of microinvasion. Dissociation of cells was common. Nuclear pleomorphism with an irregular chromatin pattern and inconspicuous-to-prominent nucleoli was frequently present. In some cases, a tumor diathesis was seen in the smear background. Using these criteria, our predictive accuracy for diagnosing microinvasive cervical adenocarcinoma is improving steadily and now approaches 50%. Ongoing investigation of these cases must include a diagnostic come biopsy to further improve the predictive accuracy for this lesion.     

Early endocervical glandular neoplasia. II. Morphometric analysis of the cells

A morphometric analysis was performed on the cells of early endocervical glandular neoplasia, including adenocarcinoma in situ and microinvasive adenocarcinoma, in cytologic preparations. The measurements were compared with those of cells from the normal endocervix and cells from other lesions that enter into the differential diagnosis. The morphometric profile developed for the cells of early glandular neoplasia proved to be useful, reliable and reproducible. Not only could the cells of normal endocervical samples be distinguished from those of early endocervical glandular neoplasia, but the measurements also seemed capable of making the visually difficult distinction between adenocarcinoma in situ and microinvasive adenocarcinoma. The latter point requires further confirmation since only a few cases of microinvasive adenocarcinoma were available for study.     

Morphology of adenocarcinoma in situ and microinvasive adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix. A cytologic and ultrastructural study

Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) and microinvasive adenocarcinoma of the uterine cervix and normal endocervical columnar epithelium were studied by cytology, morphometry and electron microscopy to identify differentiating features and to ascertain the cellular origin of cervical adenocarcinoma. Smears from AIS showed the characteristic cytology, consisting of glandular rosettes, palisading and crowded sheets; most nuclei had a relatively uniform oval shape. Smears from microinvasive adenocarcinoma showed more crowded sheets, with enlarged, round and irregular-shaped nuclei and prominent oval nucleoli. These nuclear features were confirmed by the morphometric results. Ultrastructurally, reserve cells in the normal tissues contained tonofibers and secretory granules and showed squamous and adenomatous features. The ultrastructural features of microinvasive adenocarcinoma were similar to those of well-differentiated invasive adenocarcinoma. The cells from both contained tonofibers and secretory granules. These findings suggested that the reserve cell is the cell of origin for cervical adenocarcinoma.     

Cytological aspects of uterine cervical adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma and combined adenocarcinoma-squamous carcinoma: appraisal of diagnostic criteria for in situ versus invasive lesions

Cytological aspects of uterine cervical adenocarcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma and combined adenocarcinoma-squamous carcinoma: appraisal of diagnostic criteria for in situ versus invasive lesions
This paper reports the cytological findings based on air-dried smears in a retrospective series of 143 cases of endocervical adenocarcinoma, combined adenocarcinoma-squamous carcinoma and adenosquamous carcinoma drawn from the files of the BC Cancer Registry. Cervical cytology smears were available before biopsy in 131 patients, but in 18 cases the cytology showed no abnormality. Malignant changes or high-grade atypia of glandular and/or squamous cells (defined as moderate or severe dyskaryosis) were detected in 103 cases. In 46 cases, only a high-grade squamous abnormality was detected. Low-grade glandular and/or squamous lesions were detected in nine cases and one showed atypical endometrial-type glands. The cervical smears of 64 cases were reviewed in detail to determine the important cytomorphological criteria of in situ and invasive adenocarcinoma in air-dried smears, the technique used for preparing PAP smears in British Columbia. Endocervical cells were absent in four cases. Numerous (>10) groups of glandular cells were present in 51 cases. Important clues to the diagnosis of adenocarcinoma included crowding of nuclei, stratification of nuclei, loss of polarity, syncytial balls and papillary groups of glandular cells, nuclear enlargement, nuclear pleomorphism, and the presence of free-lying atypical glandular cells. Nuclear hyperchromatism, chromatin pattern, nuclear borders, nuclear membranes, and numbers and morphology of nucleoli were not helpful criteria in our material. Criteria enabling reliable distinction between in situ and invasive adenocarcinoma and/or mixed adenocarcinoma-squamous carcinoma could not be established.     

Atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance on cervical smears. A study with cytohistologic correlation.

OBJECTIVE: The incidence of endocervical adenocarcinoma has increased steadily over the past two decades. Since the Bethesda System was introduced, the diagnosis of atypical glandular cells of undetermined significance (AGUS) has also risen and now accounts for 0.46-1.83% of all cervical (Pap) smears. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the significance of a diagnosis of AGUS using cytohistologic correlation. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective review of archival material from 1993 through 1996 identified 64 patients who had smears diagnosed as AGUS and had a subsequent surgical biopsy. The smears were reviewed and cytologic features analyzed and correlated with the histologic diagnosis. RESULTS: On biopsy, 3 (5%) of the 64 cases showed endocervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) (1 case with invasive adenocarcinoma also), 14 (22%) had a benign glandular lesion (endocervical polyp, tubal metaplasia, microglandular hyperplasia, reactive changes), 35 (54%) had squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) (15 diagnosed on the original smear), and 12 (19%) had no abnormality. Among the cytologic criteria evaluated, feathering (P = .01), palisading (P < .001) and chromatin clearing (P = .002) were shown to have a significant association with the histopathologic diagnosis of AIS/adenocarcinoma. These features were also useful in distinguishing AIS/adenocarcinoma from SIL and benign glandular changes from AIS/adenocarcinoma but not benign/reactive glandular changes from SIL. CONCLUSION: A diagnosis of AGUS correlated with a clinically significant lesion in the majority of cases. Squamous dysplasia (SIL) was the most common lesion identified. The presence of feathering, nuclear palisading and chromatin clearing increased the likelihood of a histologic diagnosis of AIS/adenocarcinoma.     

黏蛋白在宫颈腺体病变的表达及意义

目的:研究不同级别宫颈腺体病变组织中黏蛋白MUC2、MUC5AC、MUC6、CD10的表达情况,进而分析其与宫颈腺体病变发生发展的关系。方法:将2005年2月至2012年2月于哈尔滨医科大学附属第二医院妇产科手术切除及活检的宫颈病变患者病理组织183例,根据国际妇产科学联盟(FIGO)标准分为宫颈微腺体增生(MGH)60例;宫颈腺体不典型增生(EGD)57例;宫颈腺癌(ECA)56例,以免疫组化法检测MUC2、MUC5AC、MUC6、CD10的表达情况。结果:MUC2和CD10的阳性细胞比例随着宫颈腺体病变程度级别的增高呈上升趋势(P=0.046),而MUC5AC的表达则随着宫颈腺体病变程度级别的增高呈下降趋势(P0.001);MUC6在三种宫颈病变组织中均呈低表达,不具有显著性差异(P0.05)。结论:黏蛋白表型可以作为评估宫颈腺体病变恶性潜能的有用的标记物。     

Comparative cytologic features of adenocarcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix

The cytologic findings in 30 cases of adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) and related lesions of the cervix were compared with those in 13 cases of cervical invasive adenocarcinoma and 8 cases of cervical nonneoplastic conditions that mimicked AIS cytologically. Although there was considerable overlap, the presence of large cells with irregular nuclei and uneven chromatin distribution in smears containing no normal endocervical cells helped to distinguish invasive adenocarcinoma from AIS. The presence of "feathering," rosettes, mitotic figures and very crowded nuclei with scant cytoplasm and without cilia helped distinguish AIS from benign conditions.     

Immunohistochemical markers of cancerogenesis in the lung

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths for people of both sexes worldwide. Early diagnosis of precancer lesions may be of crucial significance to lowering lung cancer mortality. The World Health Organization has defined three preneoplastic lesions of the bronchial epithelium: squamous dysplasia and carcinoma in situ, atypical adenomatous hyperplasia and diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia. These lesions are believed to progress to squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and carcinoid tumors, respectively. Apart from WHO classification, two other lesions such as bronchiolization and bronchiolar columnar cell dysplasia (BCCD) can be observed and thought to be preneoplastic lesions leading to adenocarcinoma. In this review we summarize the data of morphological and cell cycle related proteins changes in both central and peripheral compartments of lung. Many molecular changes, which accompany the multistep process of the development of invasive types of cancer, may be observed thanks to the application of immunohistochemical markers. A deeper knowledge of molecular and genetic changes accompanying pre-cancer states may show new directions of early diagnostics of cancer development.     

评估宫颈微浸润腺癌不同外科治疗的结果

目的:通过大样本的病例回顾,明确宫颈微浸润腺癌需要彻底外科治疗的病变范围。方法:46例因患宫颈微浸润腺癌(浸润深度小于或等于5mm)行外科手术治疗的病人,来自中国人民解放军总医院妇产科,同一位病理专家确定组织学类型、肿瘤分级、浸润深度、肿瘤宽度、有无淋巴管间的浸润、肿瘤边缘状况、宫旁状况以及是否有结节状的转移。病变分级参照FIGO(2009)的标准。结果:46例患者按照现行的FIGO分期标准,34例ⅠA1期,12例ⅠA2期。治疗方式主要有宫颈锥切、单纯全子宫切除、全子宫切除加淋巴结清扫、广泛子宫切除加淋巴结清扫。31例广泛全子宫切除的患者没有发现宫旁浸润。34例行淋巴结清扫的病人没有发现淋巴结转移。平均随访80个月未见复发。结论:关于微浸润腺癌的处理仍旧有争议,相对于微浸润宫颈鳞状细胞癌而言,传统的治疗宫颈微浸润腺癌彻底外科治疗更多一些。通过本次研究,我们认为宫颈为浸润癌基质浸润深度小于3mm或者FIGOIA1期的患者,简单的全子宫切除足够,不需要淋巴结清扫、广泛的子宫切除和卵巢切除。     

Tumor-specific antibodies in sera from patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix

Summary An indirect immunofluorescence assay is described which specifically detects antibodies against cervical carcinoma-associated membrane antigens. Cells from the ME-180 cervical carcinoma cell line were used as target cells. Sera had to be absorbed with pooled tonsillar lymphocytes prior to use, to remove nonspecific antibodies. The antibody was detected in 61 of 74 patients (82%) with invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix and in 5 of 65 controls (8%). A group of 49 patients with early or preneoplastic stages of this tumor (microinvasive carcinoma, carcinome-in-situ, and dysplasia) did not differ from the control group in the incidence of the antibody (5 of 49 patients, 10%). It is concluded that the occurrence of this antibody is specific for cervical carcinoma (P<0.001). However, the assay cannot be used as a diagnostic marker for preneoplastic stages of this tumor.     

The cytologic diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in situ of the cervix uteri and related lesions. III. Pitfalls in diagnosis

Potential pitfalls in the cytologic diagnosis of adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the cervix are illustrated by the presentation of three cases of benign cervical lesions initially diagnosed as AIS: cervical endometriosis, tubal metaplasia of the endocervix and changes due to a previous biopsy. The differential diagnosis of endocervical glandular abnormalities is discussed.     

DNA image cytometry in the differential diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma

OBJECTIVE: To test the value of DNA image cytometry in the differential diagnosis of hyperplastic endometrial lesions and endometrial carcinoma on a series of 153 cases of simple hyperplasia (n = 71), complex hyperplasia (n = 28), complex atypical hyperplasia (n = 11) and endometrial adenocarcinoma (n = 43). STUDY DESIGN: Monolayer smears were prepared from three 50-micron-thick sections by a cell separation technique and were stained according to Feulgen. The DNA content of 250 epithelial cells, chosen randomly, was determined using a TV image analysis system (CM-1, Hund, Wetzlar, Germany). The DNA content of 30 lymphocytes served as an internal standard for the normal diploid value in every case. Different DNA cytometric parameters and the mean nuclear area were calculated. RESULTS: Cases of adenocarcinoma and complex atypical hyperplasia (n = 54) were defined as clinically "positive" as these patients are normally treated by hysterectomy. The remaining cases of simple and complex hyperplasia (n = 99) were interpreted as clinically "negative" as conservative therapy is usually preferred. Requesting a specificity of > 90%, high sensitivity rates were calculated for ploidy imbalance (94%), mean ploidy (91%), diploid deviation quotient (91%), DNA stemline ploidy (87%) and 2c deviation index (85%), based on suitable thresholds. Entropy (76%), 5c exceeding events (63%), mean nuclear area (48%) and 9c exceeding events (6%) revealed lower sensitivity values. 5c Exceeding events (P = .0117) and mean nuclear area (P = .0392) were helpful in differentiating between atypical hyperplasia and endometrial carcinoma as the data distribution was significantly different with the U test. CONCLUSION: Our results indicate that DNA single cell cytometry is a highly relevant tool in the differential diagnosis of endometrial lesions and could be used as a complementary diagnostic method, especially in histomorphologically difficult cases.     

Review of cytologic slides from the national women's hospital, New Zealand, cohort of women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3 diagnosed in 1955-1976

OBJECTIVE: To review cytologic slides, mostly at least 25 years old, from women attending National Women's Hospital, Auckland, who had been diagnosed histologically with cervical carcinoma in situ in 1955-1976. STUDY DESIGN: Smears comprised all those from the 2 years following diagnosis as well as all subsequent smears for women who developed "microinvasive" or invasive lower genital tract cancer. The Victorian Cytology Service performed the review using the Australian Modified Bethesda System. was 0.97. RESULTS: Nine percent of 4,930 retrieved slides were technically unsatisfactory. Original (Papanicolaou) and review coding were available for 4,477 slides. Using categories of equivalence, smears coded as normal (original, 59.2%; review, 61.4%) or showing possible or definite high grade abnormalities (original, 25.9%; review, 29.6%) were found in similar proportions. The kappa statistic (0.79) indicated a high level of agreement between original and review coding. In comparison with the review, the sensitivity of the original coding in detecting high grade abnormalities was 0.80, while the ability of the original assessment to categorize smears as not high grade (specificity) CONCLUSION: This comprehensive review found nearly all archived cytology slides to be technically satisfactory and the broad diagnostic cytologic categories from earlier periods (apart from benign lesions) to be concordant with those currently used.     

胃镜对咽喉部恶性病变诊断的临床应用价值

目的:探讨胃镜在对于咽喉部恶性疾病诊断的临床应用价值。方法:对2013年11月至2014年9月因声音嘶哑或咽部异物感或吞咽困难为主诉就诊的患者,给予电子喉镜或间接喉镜检查,以在喉镜下发现咽喉部肿物或喉镜下发现黏膜异常增生不能明确判定病灶性质的12例患者为研究对象。继而给予窄带成像(Narrow-band imaging,NBI)及放大胃镜检查,对病灶进行性质及病变范围的判定。病理结果作为金标准,比较喉镜及胃镜两种方式对咽喉恶性病灶的正确诊断率。结果:12例患者中共发现15处病灶,其中炎性反应5处,单纯性鳞状上皮增生3处,鳞状细胞癌6处,神经纤维瘤1处。喉镜对病灶的正确诊断率是40.0%(6/15),NBI放大胃镜对病灶的正确诊断率是93.3%(14/15),两者差异有统计学意义(x~2=9.60,P=0.005)。结论:NBI放大胃镜对咽喉部肿瘤诊断正确率高于普通喉镜,充分证明了胃镜在咽喉部恶性疾病的诊断方面的临床价值。在行胃镜检查时,同时对咽喉部进行仔细观察检查是十分必要的。     

Is there any potential link among caspase-8, p-p38 MAPK and bcl-2 in clear cell renal cell carcinomas? A comparative immunohistochemical analysis with clinical connotations

Background

Management of endometrial precancerous lesions has been of much debate due to inconsistencies in their classification, natural history and histologic diagnosis. Endometrial hyperplasia constitutes a wide range of histomorphologic features associated with high intra and interobserver diagnostic variability. Although traditional microscopic diagnosis is by far the most applicable method and the gold standard for histomorphologic diagnosis, digitized image analysis has been used as a powerful adjunct to maximize the histologic data retrieval and to add some detailed objective criteria for correct diagnosis in difficult cases.

Methods

A series of 100 endometrial curettage specimens with diagnosis of endometrial hyperplasia or well differentiated adenocarcinoma were blindly reviewed by 5 pathologists; their intra and interobserver reproducibility determined and further compared to the objective morphometric data i.e. D-score and volume percent of stroma (VPS).

Results

The results were assessed using the weighted kappa statistics. Mean intraobserver kappa value was 0.8690 (99.44% agreement). Mean interobserver kappa values by diagnostic category were: simple hyperplasia without atypia: 0.7441; complex hyperplasia without atypia: 0.3379; atypical hyperplasia: 0.3473, and well-differentiated endometrioid carcinoma: 0.6428; with a kappa value of 0.5372 for all cases combined. Interobserver agreement was in substantial rate for simple hyperplasia (SH) and well differentiated adenocarcinoma (WDA) but was in fair limit for complex hyperplasia (CH) and atypical hyperplasia (AH). Intraobserver agreement was almost perfect. The specimens were divided in two groups according to the computerized morphometric analysis: Endometrial Hyperplasia (EH) ( D Score ≥ 1 or VPS ≥ 55%) and Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia (EIN) (D-Score < 1 or VPS < 55%). Morphometric findings were closely compatible with routine WHO classification made by one expert pathologist; however; diagnosis of (CH) and (AH) made by other pathologists were not concordant with morphometric data.

Conclusion

It may be necessary to make some revisions in WHO classification for endometrial hyperplasia and precancerous lesions.     

不同病理类型囊腔样肺癌的多排螺旋CT诊断

目的:分析不同病理类型囊腔样肺癌的多排螺旋CT(Multi-Detector Computed Tomography,MDCT)影像表现,以提高对该病的认识及早期诊断水平。方法:回顾性分析28例经病理证实的囊腔样肺癌的一般资料和MDCT表现,并分析不同病理类型的影像特征包括病灶大小、部位、形态分型、磨玻璃征、形态和边缘、瘤-肺界面、与支气管关系、囊腔内残留血管分隔、胸膜凹陷征、合并肺大泡等及其相关性。结果:28例囊腔样肺癌包括18例腺癌,3例微浸润腺癌,6例鳞癌,1例腺鳞癌。患者的平均发病年龄腺癌(60.56±8.03)和鳞癌(66.00±7.93岁)高于微浸润腺癌组(49.33±16.17岁)(F=3.449,P=0.048)。平均病灶大小腺癌(1.99±0.69 cm)和鳞癌(2.45±0.87 cm)大于微浸润腺癌(0.73±0.23 cm)(F=5.980,P=0.008)。磨玻璃征主要见于腺癌(14例,77.8%)或微浸润腺癌(3例,100.0%),与鳞癌(1例,16.7%)之间比较有统计学差异(P=0.012)。鳞癌(5例)与腺癌(2例)相比更容易显示支气管截断(P=0.003)。对不同病理类型囊腔样肺癌的其他影像特征之间比较无统计学差异(P0.05)。结论:不同病理类型囊腔样肺癌具有一定的典型CT影像特征,如磨玻璃征可高度提示腺癌或微浸润腺癌,鳞癌更容易出现支气管截断征象或肺门侧软组织影。对于不典型病灶,影像动态随访对确诊很重要。     

AgNOR analysis of atypical ductal hyperplasia and intraductal carcinoma of the breast

OBJECTIVE: To determine the diagnostic and prognostic value of argyrophilic nucleolar organizer regions (AgNORs) in atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH), ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and microinvasive ductal carcinoma (MDCA) of the breast. STUDY DESIGN: Image analysis of histologic sections from biopsies of 46 breast ADH and DCIS and 18 cases of MDCA. Determination of morphometric features of cell nuclei and nucleolar organizer regions by using AMBA software system. Data were compared with the estrogen receptor/progesterone receptor (ER/PR) content as well as with the growth fraction, determined immunohistochemically. RESULTS: AgNOR number and total AgNOR area increased from ADH to DCIS. The highest values were recorded in cases of DCIS with microinvasion. Differences between ADH and intraductal or microinvasive ductal carcinoma were statistically significant. Within the group of intraductal carcinomas, the lowest values were measured in the solid type and highest values in the comedo type. A correlation was found between AgNOR features and growth fraction but not between these features and ER/PR status. CONCLUSION: Selected AgNOR features are relevant for differentiation between ADH and DCIS as well as between low and high grade DCIS and microinvasive ductal carcinoma. Therefore, objective and reproducible data obtained by AgNOR analysis may allow better evaluation of the prognostic significance of these lesions.     

Stereotaxic fine needle aspiration cytology of clinically occult malignant and premalignant breast lesions

Stereotaxic fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology was used to study clinically occult (nonpalpable) breast lesions in 114 consecutive patients with mammographically suspicious findings prior to excisional biopsy. The aspirate contained insufficient material for cytologic evaluation in 15 cases (13.2%), which were histologically diagnosed as benign (7 cases), atypical hyperplasia (7 cases) or carcinoma in situ (1 case). The cytologic findings indicated a benign lesion in 77 cases (67.5%), which were histologically diagnosed as benign (71 cases) or atypical ductal hyperplasia (6 cases). The cytologic sample showed atypia in eight cases (7.0%), which were histologically diagnosed as severe atypical ductal hyperplasia (three cases), carcinoma in situ (one case) or proliferative fibrocystic disease (four cases). In the eight cases (7.0%) cytologically interpreted as probably malignant, histology confirmed six invasive carcinomas, one carcinoma in situ and one fibrocystic disease. Of six cases (4.4%) cytologically reported as malignant, five were histologically diagnosed as invasive carcinoma and one as carcinoma in situ. Overall, stereotaxic FNA cytology reported as malignant or probably malignant 14 of the 15 cases with a histologic confirmation of malignancy, for a sensitivity of 93.3%. Cytology correctly identified 78 of the 83 histologically negative cases, for a specificity of 94.0%. The 16 cases histologically diagnosed as ductal hyperplasia, which carries a high risk for subsequent malignancy, were studied in detail in an effort to define histologic and cytologic criteria for this entity. Using selected histologic criteria, 11 of these cases were graded as showing mild-to-moderate atypical hyperplasia and 5 as showing severe atypical hyperplasia. Three of the latter cases were similarly identified by an analogous cytologic grading; the other two cases had insufficient cytologic samples. The total results in this series of 114 cases support the use of stereotaxic FNA cytology in the diagnosis of these nonpalpable breast lesions, examples of which are illustrated. In particular, it may help to raise the low specificity yielded by mammography alone, which would represent a significant advance for the patient in terms of the accuracy, expediency and reduced cost of diagnosing these lesions.     

High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in parotid lesions

Although several studies have reported that oropharyngeal infection with HPV may predispose to tumorigenesis, little is known about the etiological factors of salivary gland tumors and the presence of HPV. We studied 9 parotid lesions for HPV infection including an oncocytoma, an acinic cell carcinoma, a high-grade adenocarcinoma, a low-grade polymorphous adenocarcinoma, a Warthin's tumor and 2 pleomorphic adenomas, a lymphoepithelial cyst and a lipoma of the parotid gland. DNA was extracted from formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue sections. Solution PCR for HPV detection was performed using the GP5+/GP6+ primers, while HPV typing was carried out by multiplex PCR for HPV6, 11, 16, 18, and 33; positive samples were recorfirmed by PCR with specific primers for each type. Quantitative real-time PCR for the high-risk HPV genotypes 16, 18, 31, 33, 35, 52, 58 and 67 was also performed to quantitate the viral load. Finally, in situ PCR was employed with HPV16-specific primers by direct-detection method. Seven of the 9 parotid lesions were HPV positive while 6 of these 7 had been infected by HPV16 and/or HPV18 oncogenic types. High viral load of highrisk genotypes of HPV was found in the oncocytoma, in one of the pleomorphic adenomas, and in the Warthin's tumor. Finally, in situ PCR indicated that HPV16 amplification occurred in the salivary gland tumors. This is the first time that highrisk HPV genotypes are detected in these histological types of parotid lesions, suggesting the possible involvement of the virus in the disease.