Clear cell carcinoma of the palate.

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Graduate Training Program, Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City 64108, USA.

Published: October 2001

A case of minor salivary gland clear cell adenocarcinoma of the palate with metastasis to the lungs in a 53-year-old female is presented. Histologically, the cells were characterized by glycogen rich clear cells arranged in solid nests, trabeculae, surrounded by hyalinized fibrous stroma. We believe this represents an aggressive form of this type of tumor.

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