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. 2015 Jan-Feb;32(1):87-8.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.148464.

Superior vena cava syndrome due to metastasis from acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland

Hamid Shaaban  1 , Tejas Modi  1 , Hiren Patel  2 , Abhishek Kumar  2 , Michael Maroules  2
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Superior vena cava syndrome due to metastasis from acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland

Hamid Shaaban et al. Lung India. 2015 Jan-Feb.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Computed tomography scan demonstrating a right suprahilar lung mass with massive mediastinal adenopathy invading the superior vena cava and right pulmonary artery
Figure 2a
Figure 2a
Photomicrographs of tissue biopsy from parotid bed showing acinar arrangement of malignant tumor cells (H and E, ×100)
Figure 2b
Figure 2b
Photomicrographs of tissue biopsy from the lung revealing acinar differentiation of malignant tumor cells (H and E, ×200)
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