Mucus-producing adenopapillary carcinoma of minor salivary gland origin with signet ring cells and intracytoplasmic lumina. A light and electron microscopic study.
A histological and subcellular study of a mucus-producing adenopapillary carcinoma of a minor salivary gland is presented. The tumor was located on the buccal mucosa of a 36-year-old white man. Microscopic examination showed that the tumor was an invasive papillary growth with numerous signet-ring cells and mucous production. When viewed under the electron microscope, the tumor exhibited clusters of cells showing intracellular lumina and finely dispersed chromatin.
de Araújo
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Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, Brazil.
de Sousa
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Lopes
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de Araújo
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Sesso
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D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000328:Adult; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009093:Mucus / Q000378:metabolism*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012469:Salivary Glands; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor