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Acinic cell carcinoma arising in nasal cavity: Report of a case with ultrastructural observations
Author(s) -
Perzin Karl H.,
Cantor Jerome O.,
Johannessen Jan V.
Publication year - 1981
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(19810401)47:7<1818::aid-cncr2820470716>3.0.co;2-s
Subject(s) - ultrastructure , acinic cell carcinoma , pathology , nasal cavity , medicine , electron microscope , carcinoma , anatomy , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , physics , optics
An acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) arising in the nasal cavity, a rare entity, is presented. The tumor involved the left lower turbinate and showed the classic features of ACC on light microscopic examination. On ultrastructural examination, tumor cells contained numerous secretory granules, diagnostic of ACC. Scanning electron microscopy demonstrated the secretory granules as well as numerous apical microvilli where tumor cells surrounded lumens. As far as the authors are aware, the scanning electron microscopic findings in ACC have not been previously reported.