We describe a case of acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) of the parapharyngeal space in a 58-year-old woman. A tumor originating from the deep lobe of the parotid gland was totally excised by an external cervical approach. The occurrence of ACC in the parapharyngeal space is extremely rare. We discuss the
Acinic cell carcinoma of the glottis:case report
β Scribed by Nadine Rassaei; David A Frye; K.William Harter; Thomas R Troost; Metin Ozdemirli
- Book ID
- 117406384
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 261 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-818X
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
We report a case of isolated cerebral metastasis from an acinic cell carcinoma, which arose in minor salivary glands 20 years previously. The clinical, pathologic and ultrastructural features are described, together with a review of the literature, which suggests that this is an unusual occurrence.
Acinic cell carcinoma is a rare neoplasm nearly always observed in the salivary glands. Our experience documents a case of this pathology, occurring in the lacrimal gland, never reported in the literature before. A 59-year-old white woman was admitted with reduced vision and a painless swelling in t