Giant Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Parotid Gland: A Case Report
Acinic cell carcinoma is a salivary gland malignant epithelial neoplasm. It is characterized by cytoplasmic granules of zymogen. It is ranked as the third most common salivary gland malignancy in adults. We report a case of a 45-year-old male who for the past 15 years has been presenting a huge righ...
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| author | Zeeshan Ali Shaikh Mubashir Ikram Iqbal A. Muhammad Khyani Shayan Khalid |
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| description | Acinic cell carcinoma is a salivary gland malignant epithelial neoplasm. It is characterized by cytoplasmic granules of zymogen. It is ranked as the third most common salivary gland malignancy in adults. We report a case of a 45-year-old male who for the past 15 years has been presenting a huge right-sided mass in parotid region associated with dysphagia. He underwent Total Parotidectomy right. The excised specimen was sent for histopathology, which turned out to be acinic cell carcinoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-75e31438b57143718c6a59dc2794cc172022-12-21T19:18:21ZengDow University of Health SciencesJournal of the Dow University of Health Sciences1995-21982410-21802019-07-0113210911110.36570/jduhs.2019.2.648789Giant Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Parotid Gland: A Case ReportZeeshan Ali Shaikh0Mubashir Ikram1Iqbal A. Muhammad Khyani2Shayan Khalid3Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, PakistanOtorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, Pakistan.Department of ENT, Head & neck Surgery, Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi, PakistanOtorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi, PakistanAcinic cell carcinoma is a salivary gland malignant epithelial neoplasm. It is characterized by cytoplasmic granules of zymogen. It is ranked as the third most common salivary gland malignancy in adults. We report a case of a 45-year-old male who for the past 15 years has been presenting a huge right-sided mass in parotid region associated with dysphagia. He underwent Total Parotidectomy right. The excised specimen was sent for histopathology, which turned out to be acinic cell carcinoma.http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/789salivary gland tumoracinic cell carcinomamalignant epithelial tumorparotid tumor |
| spellingShingle | Zeeshan Ali Shaikh Mubashir Ikram Iqbal A. Muhammad Khyani Shayan Khalid Giant Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Parotid Gland: A Case Report Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences salivary gland tumor acinic cell carcinoma malignant epithelial tumor parotid tumor |
| title | Giant Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Parotid Gland: A Case Report |
| title_full | Giant Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Parotid Gland: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Giant Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Parotid Gland: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Giant Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Parotid Gland: A Case Report |
| title_short | Giant Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Parotid Gland: A Case Report |
| title_sort | giant acinic cell carcinoma of parotid gland a case report |
| topic | salivary gland tumor acinic cell carcinoma malignant epithelial tumor parotid tumor |
| url | http://www.jduhs.com/index.php/jduhs/article/view/789 |
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