Open AccessHyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma: Base of Tongue
Author(s) -
Nataraj Pillai,
Partheeban Balasundaram,
Nehla Isaac
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-018-01573-y
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , tongue , minor salivary glands , neoplasm , pathology , carcinoma , tongue neoplasm , salivary gland , surgery
Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma (HCCC) is a low grade, rare neoplasm originating from the minor salivary glands. It usually follows an indolent course and the main treatment modality is surgery. The prognosis of these tumours are good, hence it needs to be differentiated from other carcinomas with clear cells. Here we report a pathologically proven HCCC of the base of tongue.