Journal of Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology

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Oncocytic carcinoma of Submandibular gland-A case report

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Author Details: Akhilanand Chaurasia, Gaurav Katheriya

Volume : 2

Issue : 3

Online ISSN : 2395-6194

Print ISSN : 2395-6186

Article First Page : 125

Article End Page : 131

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Abstract

Oncocytic carcinoma is an extremely rare malignancy of salivary glands accounting for 0.5% of all epithelial salivary gland malignancies and 0.18% of all epithelial salivary gland tumors. In 1894 Hurthle, a German pathologist first described oncocytes in thyroid glands of normal canine. The term ‘Oncocyte’ was coined by Hamperl in 1931. The oncocytic carcinoma represents 5% of all oncocytic salivary gland neoplasms and less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. This case report describes a classical case of oncocytic carcinoma in 55 year old male patient.

Keywords: Oncocytic carcinoma, Submandibular gland, Salivary gland neoplasm