Cystadenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland arising in the upper lip: A surgical case of an inadequate cytology specimen hampering conclusive diagnosis

Cystadenocarcinoma (CAC) of the salivary gland poses a diagnostic challenge to us, as this uncommon entity is extremely difficult to diagnose pre-operatively on an inadequate sample. However, markedly few papers have described the cytological features of CAC. An 82-year-old male presented with a his...

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Main Authors: Takuya Yoshimura, Sohsuke Yamada, Takayuki Ishida, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Ikumi Kitazono, Kenichi Kume, Hiroshi Hijioka, Ichiro Semba, Norifumi Nakamura, Akihide Tanimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-09-01
Series:Human Pathology: Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214330016300451