Acinic cell carcinoma with follicular pattern of the soft palate.
Acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon low-grade malignancy of the salivary glands. Most cases occur in the major salivary gland, but a few cases affecting the minor salivary gland have also been described. Although various growth patterns have been reported in the literature, a few cases have been diagnosed as ACC with follicular pattern. We present a rare case of ACC with follicular pattern of the soft palate in a 60-year-old man. The occurrence of ACC in this area is extremely rare, and its striking thyroid-like appearance may cause confusion in the differential diagnosis.
Pathology Department, Baskent University School of Medicine, Medical Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey. bircans2000@yahoo.com
Sema
S
Bircan
Fazilet
F
Kayaselcuk
Haluk
H
Yavuz
Ilhan
I
Tuncer
D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010160:Palate, Soft / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins