title: Acinic cell carcinoma of buccal mucosa: An unusual presentation.
abstract: Acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) is a rare epithelial malignant neoplasm of salivary glands affecting predominantly the female population. Unusual occurrences of this neoplasm are reported in hard palate, maxillary sinuses, lip, etc. [1] We report one such case where a submandibular swelling that is provisionally diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma due to its clinical and radiological findings, turned out to be ACC on histopathological evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Stanley Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Aravind
authors.forename: N Sangara
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Narayanan
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ravishankar
authors.forename: N Ganesh
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Babu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011379:Prognosis