Acinic cell carcinoma of the salivary gland arise most often in the: (A) Parotid salivary gland, (B) Submandibular salivary glands, (C) Minor salivry glands, (D) Sublinguial salivary glands
Answer is A. ACINIC CELL CARCINOMA It is a low-grade tumour which appears similar to a benign mixed tumour. It presents as a small, firm, movable and encapsulated tumour, sometimes bilateral. Metastases are rare. A conservative approach of superficial or total parotidectomy is adopted. Ref:- Dhingra; pg num:-235