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Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma: Base of Tongue

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Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma (HCCC) is a low grade, rare neoplasm originating from the minor salivary glands. It usually follows an indolent course and the main treatment modality is surgery. The prognosis of these tumours are good, hence it needs to be differentiated from other carcinomas with clear cells. Here we report a pathologically proven HCCC of the base of tongue.

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  1. Department of ENT, SRM Institutes for Medical Science (SIMS) Hospitals, Chennai, India

    Nataraj Pillai & Nehla Isaac

  2. Department of Pathology, SRM Institutes for Medical Science (SIMS) Hospitals, Chennai, India

    Partheeban Balasundaram

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Pillai, N., Balasundaram, P. & Isaac, N. Hyalinizing Clear Cell Carcinoma: Base of Tongue. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 71 (Suppl 1), 239–242 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-018-01573-y

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