the banking and jewelry store communities, and he hopes to expand the event into a series.

"We thought it was pretty successful, so we're going to try and do it again next year," he said.

The next meeting will bring together owners and employees from liquor and convenience stores as well as gas stations. Shervington said although no robberies have occurred at any such businesses in Cupertino this year, that the meeting will help them nonetheless.

"We don't want them to become a target," he said.

Shervington said he was pleased with how the meeting turned out, even down to the catering. But the information passed along made up the most important part of the evening for him.
Kevin FayleGranular cell tumor of the parotid gland. A case report.
Granular cell tumor (GCT) is a relatively uncommon soft tissue tumor of putative Schwann cell origin. This tumor can occur in multiple sites as a small, nontender nodule, but the parotid gland is unusual, and only several cases have been reported. A 46-year-old woman presented with a slowly growing mass in the left preauricular region for three years. Imaging studies confirmed a nodular lesion in the superficial lobe of the left parotid gland. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology revealed scattered cellular clusters and single cells with abundant granular cytoplasm and indistinct cell borders. Background exhibited eosinophilic, granular, cytoplasmic material, and some scattered naked nuclei were also noted. Histologic examination with supportive immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies confirmed GCT. GCT of