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Sebaceous differentiation in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland
Author(s) -
Cramer Stewart F.,
Gnepp Douglas R.,
Kiehn Clifford L.,
Levitan Joanne
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19800915)46:6<1405::aid-cncr2820460620>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - adenoid cystic carcinoma , medicine , pathology , salivary gland , parotid gland , sebaceous gland , differential diagnosis , sebaceous carcinoma , carcinoma
The first reported case of sebaceous differentiation in adenoid cystic carcinoma is presented. The tumor arose in the superficial lobe of the left parotid gland of a 48‐year‐old white man, had a predominantly solid histologic pattern, and manifested focal sebaceous differentiation in each of three recurrences over a two‐year period. Review of the medical literature suggests that sebaceous differentiation is a normal property of some salivary ducts and may be found in any type of salivary gland neoplasm which has a ductal component. The differential diagnosis of sebaceous and clear cell lesions of salivary glands is discussed.