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Salivary Gland Clear Cell Carcinoma, Not Otherwise Specified
A carcinoma that arises from the salivary glands, most often the minor salivary glands. It is characterized by the presence of a monomorphic population of malignant epithelial cells with clear cytoplasm and the absence of morphologic features that define other primary neoplasms of the salivary glands. (NCI Thesaurus)
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