Clear cell myoepithelial carcinoma of minor salivary gland: a case report.
Myoepithelial carcinoma with predominantly clear cell morphology is rare. A review of the literature identified 15 unequivocal cases, only two of which were of minor salivary gland origin. A case of minor salivary gland clear cell myoepithelial carcinoma of the retromolar region in a 70-year-old man is presented. It is important to recognize the clinicopathologic features of this unusual tumor, because of its histological similarity to several other primary and metastatic clear cell tumors and its aggressive behavior.
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Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education, School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China; Faculty of Stomatology, Hainan Medical College, Haikou, Hainan, China.
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Zhang
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D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors / Q000032:analysis; D015843:Serpins / Q000032:analysis; D014746:Vimentin / Q000032:analysis
C081876:CKAP4 protein, human; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins; C085344:SERPIN-B5; D015842:Serine Proteinase Inhibitors; D015843:Serpins; D014746:Vimentin; D007633:Keratins