Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland with Four Morphological Features

• Main Authors: David Rosero (Author), Ramiro Alvarez (Author), Paula Gambó (Author), María Alastuey (Author), Alberto Valero (Author), Nerea Torrecilla (Author), A. Belén Roche (Author), Sara Simón (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Iranian Society of Pathology, 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Acinic cell carcinoma arising in salivary glands is a rare tumor, accounting for 2% to 5% of the primary neoplasms of the parotid gland. When these tumors are well-differentiated, the neoplasia has innocuous aspect, due to the similarity to normal parotid tissue. This makes the diagnosis difficult....