Acinic cell carcinoma of parotid with predominant follicular pattern mimicking follicular neoplasm of thyroid

Authors

  • A. Bhagya Lakshmi Department of Pathology, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, A.P.
  • Bhavani Rao Reddi Department of Surgery, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, A.P.
  • Shaik Ayeesha Begum Department of Pathology, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, A.P.
  • P. Urmila Devi Department of Pathology, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, A.P.

Keywords:

Acinic cell carcinoma, Follicular variant, Recurrence

Abstract

Acinic Cell Carcinoma (ACC) was previously called acinic cell tumor and it is a neoplasm demonstrating cytological differentiation towards serous acinar cells. The histological architecture of ACC is diverse and classification consists of various histological subtypes. This is a case of acinic cell carcinoma of parotid gland in a 45 years female patient which showed predominant follicular variant of ACC. It is a least frequent variant of ACC occurring in only 5% and it mimics follicular neoplasm of thyroid.

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Published

2017-01-24

How to Cite

Lakshmi, A. B., Reddi, B. R., Begum, S. A., & Devi, P. U. (2017). Acinic cell carcinoma of parotid with predominant follicular pattern mimicking follicular neoplasm of thyroid. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2(3), 1217–1219. Retrieved from https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/view/2394