[An autopsy case of parotid clear cell carcinoma with cerebellar invasion and metastasis to the lung].
An autopsy case of a clear cell carcinoma of the salivary gland with a cerebellum invasion and a metastasis to the lung is reported. This case has been classified as a monomorphic variant, although we were unable to demonstrate the presence of glycogens in the cytoplasm of the tumor cells. Ultrastructurally, most of the proliferating cells were immature cells with few organelles. The tumor cells were unable to be differentiated into ductal cells and myoepithelial cells. Recently, the tumor has been determined to be a low grade malignancy. Obviously, this tumor had a malignant character, with a cerebellum invasion and a metastasis to the lung.
Hirakawa
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Dept. of Pathology, Kagawa Med. School.
Ogino
T
T
Morikawa
T
T
Okino
T
T
Yamadori
I
I
Kobayashi
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S
Ohmori
M
M
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*