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KMID : 0829220130370060327
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Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology
2013 Volume.37 No. 6 p.327 ~ p.331
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Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Soft Palate: a Case Report
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Kang Kyung-Rim
Kim Jo-Eun
Cho Yeong-Ah
Yoon Hye-Jung
Lee Jae-Il
Hong Sam-Pyo
Hong Seong-Doo
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Abstract
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Clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) is a rare malignant neoplasm of salivary gland that represents only 1% of all salivary gland tumors. CCA is histopathologically characterized by monotonous, glycogen-rich, round to ovoid clear cells intermixed with hyalinized stroma. However, other salivary gland tumors such as mucoepidermoid carcinoma, acinic cell adenocarcinoma, oncocytoma, epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, and myoepithelial carcinoma should be ruled out to diagnosis CCA. We herein report a case of CCA involving the soft palate in a 56-year-old female. It is essential to consider CCA in the differential diagnoses of clear cell tumors.
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KEYWORD
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Clear cell adenocarcinoma, Salivary Gland Neoplasms, Palate
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