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Arch Ophthalmol. 2003;121:1783-1786.

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Acinic cell carcinoma is an uncommon low-grade malignant tumor of the salivary glands, in which some cells resemble normal acinic cells.¹ Most of these tumors occur in the parotid gland.^1-2 Women are affected more often than men, and the age at occurrence is earlier than in other salivary gland cancers.² Most cases are unilateral, and bilateral involvement has rarely been reported. Conversely, an unusual case of synchronous acinic cell carcinomas of the left parotid and right submandibular glands has previously been described.³

Although acinic cell carcinomas rarely metastasize, they have a high tendency to recur locally if they are incompletely excised. We describe a patient with acinic cell tumor arising in the parotid gland, with metastases to the contralateral orbit, submandibular salivary gland, and submandibular lymph node.

Report of a Case.

A 54-year-old white woman came to the Maxillofacial Department with a right parotid mass of 2 months' duration. Results of a fine-needle aspiration . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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Tarek A. Saleh, FRCSEd; Kim N. Hakin, FRCOPhth; Michael J. Davidson, FRCSEd
Taunton, England

Corresponding author: Tarek A. Saleh, FRCSEd, Eye Department, Taunton and Somerset Hospital, Musgrove Park, Taunton, Somerset TA1 5DA, England.