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carcinoma
(redirected from Acinic cell carcinoma)

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carcinoma: see neoplasm neoplasm or tumor, tissue composed of cells that grow in an abnormal way. Normal tissue is growth-limited, i.e., cell reproduction is equal to cell death.
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The differential diagnosis is centered on tumors whose histologic characteristics are similar, such as mucoepidermoid carcinoma, sebaceous cell carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, mixed tumor, and metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
The course of acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland following surgical and nonsurgical interventions is variable.
Neoplasms pose a particular challenge to the cytopathologist because of the wide spectrum of tumors, including (in order of increasing potential for malignancy) pleomorphic adenomas, adenolymphomas (Warthin's tumor), acinic cell carcinomas, adenoid-cystic carcinomas, and mucoepidermoid carcinomas.
 
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