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Oncocytoid Variant of High-Grade Salivary Duct Carcinoma: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall. A Report on Two Patients

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Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is an uncommon and aggressive salivary malignancy. The oncocytoid variant of salivary duct carcinoma (OSDC) has only been reported in the English literature once before. Here we detail two new patients. A 71-year-old female presented with a painless enlarging left parotid mass. Imaging and fine-needle aspiration were nondiagnostic. The second patient, a 79-year-old male, presented with painless swelling in the right cheek. Imaging was nondiagnostic. Both patients underwent surgical resection. Histopathology revealed bland yet infiltrative OSDC in both cases. These tumors were AR+ (androgen receptor) by immunohistochemistry. Potential difficulty exists in distinguishing the oncocytoid variant of SDC, a rare and relatively bland tumor, from oncocytoma, a more commonly encountered entity. AR expression can aid in the correct diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 1468 Madison Avenue, New York, NY, 10029, USA

    Ammar Matloob, Mohamed Rabie & Margaret Brandwein-Weber

  2. Thyroid, Head and Neck Cancer (THANC) Foundation, 10 Union Square East, Suite 5B, New York, NY, 10003, USA

    John E. Beute & Mark L. Urken

  3. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 10 Union Square East, Suite 5B, New York, NY, 10003, USA

    Sunder Gidumal, Mark L. Urken & Raymond L. Chai

  4. Department of Radiology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, 310 East 14th Street, New York, NY, 10003, USA

    Azita S. Khorsandi

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Conceptualization: AM, SG, RLC, MBW; Research: AM, JEB, SG, MR; writing—original draft preparation: AM, JEB, SG; writing—review and editing: AM, JEB, SG, MR, MLU, RLC, MBW; supervision: MLU, RLC, MBW.

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Matloob, A., Beute, J.E., Gidumal, S. et al. Oncocytoid Variant of High-Grade Salivary Duct Carcinoma: A Potential Diagnostic Pitfall. A Report on Two Patients. Head and Neck Pathol 16, 947–955 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-022-01431-y

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