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SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS; CLINICAL AND PATHOLOGICAL FEATURES


ACINIC CELL ADENOCARCINOMA


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MICROSCOPIC FEATURES

  • Acinar epithelium
  • Large polygonal
  • Lightly basophilic cytoplasm (blue dot tumors)
  • Protuberance of luminal membrane producing a tombstone appearance
  • Uniform to variable eccentic nuclei
  • Cytoplasmic granules (PAS positive-diastase resistant; mucicarcmine positive)
  • Hemosiderin
  • Duct epithelium
  • Eosinophilic cytoplasm
  • Variable cell size
  • Central lumen of various size