Acinic Cell Carcinoma Primarily Arising in Ectopic Salivary Gland Tissue within an Intra-parotid Lymph Node: A Case Report
Received Date: Mar 03, 2018 / Accepted Date: Mar 19, 2018 / Published Date: Mar 26, 2018
Abstract
Background: We report a rare case of acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) arising from heterotopic salivary gland tissue within intra-parotid lymph node.
Case summary: The patient underwent superficial parotidectomy for acinar cell rich lesion. On histopathology it was difficult to determine whether it was a primary tumor from intra-parotid lymph node or metastatic from the parotid. Subsequently she underwent total parotidectomy. The parotid was negative for ACC, implying that it was a primary neoplasm arising from ectopic salivary gland tissue within the lymph node.
Conclusion: ACC primarily arising in ectopic parotid gland tissue is a rare presentation that physicians should be aware of.
Keywords: Acinic cell carcinoma; Ectopic parotid tissue; Head and neck
Citation: Alsayegh RO, Qazi I, Almurshed M, Al Mutairi MM, Alqunaee MA (2018) Acinic Cell Carcinoma Primarily Arising in Ectopic Salivary Gland Tissue within an Intra-parotid Lymph Node: A Case Report. Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 8: 346 Doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000346
Copyright: © 2018 Alsayegh RO, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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