Pathology · single question
Where do you see a Swiss cheese (cribriform) pattern?
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Correct answer: A. Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- A. CORRECT. Adenoid cystic carcinoma classically shows a cribriform Swiss cheese histologic pattern.
- B. INCORRECT. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma shows mucous and epidermoid cells, not cribriform spaces.
- C. INCORRECT. Kaposi sarcoma shows spindle cells and vascular slits.
- D. INCORRECT. Osteosarcoma shows malignant osteoid, not a cribriform pattern.