Medico-Legal Update
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 1

Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma: A case report

  • Author:
  • Arun Singh, Bastian T.S., Ceena Denny E.

* Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Sardar Patel Post Graduate Institute of Dental & Medical Sciences, Lucknow.

** MCODS, Mangalore.

Abstract

Polymorphous Low-Grade Adenocarcinoma is a rare, malignant salivary gland tumor, which is found almost exclusively in minor salivary glands. It is a relatively uncommon carcinoma which arises almost exclusively in minor glands, particularly of the palate. It is characterised by its morphological diversity and cytological uniformity. The striking histological feature is architectural diversity combined with benign cytologic feature.

Keywords

Polymorphous Low-Grade Adenocarcinoma (PLGA), Pleomorphic Adenoma (PA), Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC)