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It should ''not'' be confused with ''[[basal cell carcinoma]]'', a very common tumour of the skin. | It should ''not'' be confused with ''[[basal cell carcinoma]]'', a very common tumour of the skin. | ||
==General== | |||
*Very rare. | *Very rare. | ||
*Malignant. | *Malignant. | ||
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*May arise from a ''[[basal cell adenoma]]''.<ref name=pmid8952553/> | *May arise from a ''[[basal cell adenoma]]''.<ref name=pmid8952553/> | ||
==Gross== | |||
*Usually in the parotid gland ~90% of cases.<ref name=pmid8952553>{{Cite journal | last1 = Muller | first1 = S. | last2 = Barnes | first2 = L. | title = Basal cell adenocarcinoma of the salivary glands. Report of seven cases and review of the literature. | journal = Cancer | volume = 78 | issue = 12 | pages = 2471-7 | month = Dec | year = 1996 | doi = | PMID = 8952553 }}</ref> | *Usually in the parotid gland ~90% of cases.<ref name=pmid8952553>{{Cite journal | last1 = Muller | first1 = S. | last2 = Barnes | first2 = L. | title = Basal cell adenocarcinoma of the salivary glands. Report of seven cases and review of the literature. | journal = Cancer | volume = 78 | issue = 12 | pages = 2471-7 | month = Dec | year = 1996 | doi = | PMID = 8952553 }}</ref> | ||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | Features: | ||
#Lesion is '''not''' encapsulated - '''key feature'''. | #Lesion is '''not''' encapsulated - '''key feature'''. |
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