Iranian Journal of Pathology

Sclerosing Microcystic Adenocarcinoma of the Base of Tongue with Signet Ring-Like Cell Component: A Rare Case

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Parisa Mokhles 1
Alireza Sadeghipour 1
Maryam Kadivar 1
Nasrin Shayanfar 1
Zahra Keshtpour Amlashi 2
Pegah Alizadeh Pahlavan 3
Ashkan Shafiei 4

1 School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 School of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran

3 Skull Base research center, FiveSense Health Institute School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4 Skull Base Research Center, Five Sense Health Institute School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.30699/ijp.2023.1989943.3068
Abstract
 
Sclerosing microcystic adenocarcinoma (SMA) is an uncommon neoplasm of the oral cavity, with only 14 reported cases documented in the literature.
We present a case of SMA in a 65-year-old woman with a history of high-grade lymphoma who developed clear cell changes in the deep muscular layer of the tongue.
Currently, the diagnosis of SMA relies on careful morphological evaluation and the exclusion of other potential differential diagnoses.

Keywords

Adenocarcinoma
Head and neck neoplasm
Salivary gland

Subjects

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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 19, Issue 1
Winter 2024
Pages 107-113

  • Receive Date 24 February 2023
  • Revise Date 03 July 2023
  • Accept Date 03 July 2023

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