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Case Reports
. 2012 Apr;3(2):223-6.
doi: 10.4103/0976-237X.96838.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland

Pournima Godge  1 , Shubhra Sharma, Monica Yadav
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Case Reports

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland

Pournima Godge et al. Contemp Clin Dent. 2012 Apr.

Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of salivary glands is a slow-growing malignant tumor, characterized by wide local infiltration, perineural spread, a propensity to local recurrence and late distant metastasis. Although ACC is the second most common malignant salivary gland neoplasm and constitutes approximately one-third of all salivary gland malignancies, it is relatively rare in parotid gland. Here, we present a case report of a cribriform type of ACC involving parotid salivary gland in a 66-year-old female.

Keywords: Adenoid cystic carcinoma; cribriform pattern; parotid gland.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
66-year-old female with ill-defined swelling on the right side of the face, appearing to be in the superficial part of the parotid
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT scan revealing a heterogeneous enhancing soft tissue mass measuring approximately 4 × 3 × 3 cm in size, seen in the parotid region on the right side of the face
Figure 3
Figure 3
Photomicrograph demonstrating cribriform pattern(H&E, ×40)
Figure 4
Figure 4
Photomicrograph demonstrating theductal pattern of adenoid cystic carcinoma, seen only at the periphery of the lesion (H&E, ×200)
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