Cystadenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland arising in the upper lip: A surgical case of an inadequate cytology specimen hampering conclusive diagnosis

• Main Authors: Takuya Yoshimura (Author), Sohsuke Yamada (Author), Takayuki Ishida (Author), Kazuhiko Tanaka (Author), Ikumi Kitazono (Author), Kenichi Kume (Author), Hiroshi Hijioka (Author), Ichiro Semba (Author), Norifumi Nakamura (Author), Akihide Tanimoto (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cystadenocarcinoma (CAC) of the salivary gland poses a diagnostic challenge to us, as this uncommon entity is extremely difficult to diagnose pre-operatively on an inadequate sample. However, markedly few papers have described the cytological features of CAC. An 82-year-old male presented with a his...