Salivary Gland Cancer

New salivary gland cancer study findings have been published by K. Nakamori and colleagues

Published in Cancer Weekly, November 24th, 2009

"A 73-year-old female presented with an asymptomatic mass in the left buccal region that she had first noticed 4 years earlier. The tumor, which was located in the buccal space, was clinically diagnosed as a salivary gland tumor and treated by excision," scientists in Sapporo, Japan report.

"Histopathological examination revealed a capsule of connective tissue consisting of three different histopathological neoplastic areas in a large, fibrous, hyalinizing stromal background. The neoplastic lesion contained two malignant and one benign element, with histological characteristics consistent with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) and pleomorphic...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-11-24)

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