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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar 13;7(1):195-8.
doi: 10.1159/000360395. eCollection 2014 Jan.

Acinic cell carcinoma of the salivary gland with metastatic spread to the pancreas

Jessica L Geiger  1 , Joaquín J García  2 , Katharine A R Price  3
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Case Reports

Acinic cell carcinoma of the salivary gland with metastatic spread to the pancreas

Jessica L Geiger et al. Case Rep Oncol. .

Abstract

Metastatic disease to the pancreas is rare among solid tumors and has not been well described for salivary cancers. We report a patient who developed an isolated metastatic lesion in the pancreas from acinic cell carcinoma of the salivary gland, presenting as acute pancreatitis.

Keywords: Acinic cell carcinoma; Metastasis; Pancreas; Salivary cancer.

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Fig. 1
Fig. 1
a Intermediate-power examination of the recurrent salivary gland tumor in the left neck (H&E. ×100). The tumor cells are relatively monotonous, show round to oval nuclei, and basophilic granular cytoplasm, characteristic of well-differentiated AcCC. b Intermediate-power examination of the metastatic salivary gland tumor in the head of the pancreas (H&E. ×100). Similar to the primary salivary gland tumor, the tumor cells are relatively monotonous and exhibit basophilic granular cytoplasm that is characteristic of well-differentiated AcCC.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
An MRI scan with and without gadolinium with the arrow indicating a 9-mm hypoenhancing lesion in the pancreas.
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