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| Caption = Adenoid cystic carcinoma. [[H&E stain]]. | | Caption = Adenoid cystic carcinoma. [[H&E stain]]. | ||
| Micro = cribriform architecture (other patterns: solid, cords, (bilayered) tubules), cystic spaces filled with basophilic material, scant cytoplasm in most cells, nucleus - small, hyaline stroma | | Micro = [[cribriform architecture]] (other patterns: solid, cords, (bilayered) tubules), cystic spaces filled with basophilic material, scant cytoplasm in most cells, nucleus - small, hyaline stroma | ||
| Subtypes = | | Subtypes = | ||
| LMDDx = [[pleomorphic adenoma]], [[epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma]] | | LMDDx = [[pleomorphic adenoma]], [[epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma]] | ||
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==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Cribriform architecture ''or'' pseudoglandular spaces (classic pattern) - '''important feature'''. | *[[Cribriform architecture]] ''or'' pseudoglandular spaces (classic pattern) - '''important feature'''. | ||
**Other patterns: solid, cords, (bilayered) tubules. | **Other patterns: solid, cords, (bilayered) tubules. | ||
**Cystic spaces filled with basophilic material (that is PAS +ve) - '''key feature'''. | **Cystic spaces filled with basophilic material (that is PAS +ve) - '''key feature'''. | ||