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mucoepidermoid-carcinoma-of-salivary-glands

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"T1: low to intermediate signal; low signal cystic spaces"

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"T2: intermediate to high signal; cystic areas will be high signal"

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"T1 C+ (Gd): heterogeneous enhancement of solid components"

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"T1: low to an intermediate signal"

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"T2: intermediate to low signal"

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Emphasis

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"mucus-secreting cells (muco-)"

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"squamous cells (-epidermoid)"

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List Caps

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"Warthin tumour"

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Acronyms

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"lymphoma (NHL)"

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Oxford Comma

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"Mucoepidermoid carcinomas most frequently arise in the parotid gland followed by the hard palate ⁷, and present as a painless swelling, with or without facial nerve involvement. These tumours can however be found anywhere there are salivary glands. Overall distribution across various glands is as follows ⁵:"

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Semicolons

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"T1: low to intermediate signal; low signal cystic spaces"

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"T2: intermediate to high signal; cystic areas will be high signal"

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