A Case of Acinic Cell Carcinoma Associated with Ranula in Sublingual Gland

Salivary gland acinic cell carcinoma.

Acinic cell carcinoma found by recurrence of a mucous cyst in the sublingual gland.

This case report describes an acinic cell carcinoma found by a recurrence of a ranula in the sublingual gland. A 42-year-old male was admitted to the hospital of the Tokyo Dental College with a swelling in his right oral floor but without pain. The lesion was treated by windowing the same day under the diagnosis of a ranula, but the swelling appeared again at the same area eight months after th...

Acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland. Case report

parotid gland tumour, presenting past and contemporary treatment options for this entity, and underscore the necessity of therapy individualization in every single case. Acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is a rare salivary gland tumour accounting for 6 to 15% of all malignant neoplasms of the parotid gland. Although ACC belongs to low-grade malignant tumours, there can be seen ones with aggressive be...

Acinic Cell Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland with Four Morphological Features

Acinic cell carcinoma arising in salivary glands is a rare tumor, accounting for 2% to 5% of the primary neoplasms of the parotid gland. When these tumors are well-differentiated, the neoplasia has innocuous aspect, due to the similarity to normal parotid tissue. This makes the diagnosis difficult. Initially the malignancy of this tumor was uncertain; however, recent studies have declared it as...

Acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland in children.

Acinic cell carcinoma is an infrequent malignancy of salivary gland tissue in adults that is very rare in children. Review of the English literature reveals only 25 reported cases of this neoplasm in pediatric populations. This is a case report of the youngest known child to undergo parotidectomy and facial nerve dissection for an acinic cell carcinoma. The unusual clinical and surgical finding...