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An unusual case of palatal swelling – Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma: a case report
Author(s) -
Padayachee N.,
Martin L.H.C.,
Syyed N.,
Sood V.,
Carton A.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/ors.12220
Subject(s) - medicine , pathology , salivary gland , oral cavity , clear cell , soft palate , carcinoma , clear cell carcinoma , soft tissue , renal cell carcinoma , hard palate , histopathological examination , surgery , dentistry
Abstract Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma is an uncommon malignant salivary gland tumour that appears almost exclusively in the minor salivary glands of the oral cavity.[1][Batsakis JG, 1980], [2][Milchgrub S, 1994] It is an indolent tumour with little metastatic potential, and therefore, it is important to distinguish it from other, more aggressive, clear cell lesions such as metastatic renal cell carcinoma.[3][Rezende RB, 1999] We present the case of a 48‐year‐old woman who presented with a 2‐year history of a mass on her soft palate. The clinical history, imaging and histopathological features are described and discussed.