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Acinic cell carcinoma of the nasal cavity: Electron-optic and immunohistochemical observations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Nelson G. Ordonez  and
John G. Batsakis
Nelson G. Ordonez
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, M.D.Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas 77030
John G. Batsakis*
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, M.D.Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, Texas 77030
*
John G. Batsakis, M.D., Department of Pathology, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, Texas 77030, U.S.A.
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Abstract

The fourth example of an acinic cell carcinoma arising in the sinonasal tract is presented. Because of its unusual and atypical histologic appearance, correct diagnosis required electron microscopic analysis and the demonstration of intracellular amylase by immunohistochemical stains.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 100 , Issue 3 , March 1986 , pp. 345 - 350
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1986

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Footnotes

Supported in part by the Caduceus Foundation. New York, New York.

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