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ArticleMedical molecular morphology2021

Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary glands: report of three cases with special concern to the counterpart accompanied by eosinophilia.

Hiroshi Harada, Yasuo Toyozumi, Takakazu Sasaguri, Kayo Kuyama, Shin-Ichi Nakatsuka, Akira Kurose

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Article in Medical molecular morphology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hiroshi HaradaDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu, Hirosaki, 036-8562, Japan. harapppiii@kzd.biglobe.ne.jp.
Yasuo ToyozumiDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Kumamoto City Hospital, Kumamoto, Japan.
Takakazu SasaguriDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Kitakyushu General Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan.
Kayo KuyamaDepartment of Pathology, Nihon University School of Dentistry at Matsudo, Matsudo, Japan.
Shin-Ichi NakatsukaDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology, Sakai City Medical Center, Sakai, Japan.
Akira KuroseDepartment of Anatomic Pathology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, 5 Zaifu, Hirosaki, 036-8562, Japan.
Hirosaki University · JPKumamoto City Hospital · JPNihon University · JPSakai Municipal Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma (SMC) is described as a "sclerosing variant" of mucoepidermoid carcinoma, and it is characterized by dense fibrosis and sclerosis of the stroma. SMC with eosinophilia (SMCE) is another and more rare subtype characterized by eosinophilia in addition to the sclerotic stroma common to SMC. However, unlike SMC, SMCE is not listed in the current 4th edition of WHO classification. Here, we describe three cases: one SMC in the parotid gland, one SMCE in the submandibular gland and one SMCE in the minor salivary gland of the oral cavity. The patients included a 71-year-old Japanese male, a 74-year-old Japanese female, and an 81-year-old Japanese female. They each complained of mass formation and underwent surgical resection. Histologically, the tumors mainly consisted of squamous cells with scarce keratinization that formed irregular large and small nests along with cystic structures containing mucous cells against the background of sclerotic stroma. One oral SMCE showed fine nesting and trabecular invasion. The two SMCEs included dense aggregates of eosinophils as well as more prominent lymphoid infiltration. Fluorescence in situ hybridization for MAML2 confirmed split signals in SMC, but not in SMCE.

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SclerosisAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, MucoepidermoidEosinophiliaFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescenceMaleSalivary Gland NeoplasmsTrans-ActivatorsMAML2 protein, humanTrans-ActivatorsEosinophiliaFluorescence in situ hybridizationImmunohistochemistryMAML2 geneMucoepidermoid carcinomaSalivary glandSclerosing

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