Acinic cell carcinoma of the minor salivary glands: A report of two cases.
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Acinic cell carcinoma of minor salivary glands - case report.
Salivary gland tumors have a high incidence (90%) within the parotid gland. The acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) represents only 1-3% of the salivary gland tumors, most frequently affecting the parotid. The minor salivary glands rarely develop ACC and when the ACC is localized in these glands, generally, it has a less aggressive evolution. The main criterion in the diagnostic of ACC is the histologi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
سال: 1996
ISSN: 2186-1579,0021-5163
DOI: 10.5794/jjoms.42.82