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Acinic cell carcinoma screening
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Screening is not recomended for acinic cell carcinoma.
Screening
Screening
- Screening is not recommended for acidic cell carcinoma as diagnosis is based on clinical findings.
- Once diagnosis confirmed, ultrasonography, nuclear scans, CT scan and MRI can usually conduct for assessing the size of the tumor, location, and the nature of the tumor.[1]
References
References
- ↑ Al-Zaher, Nabil; Obeid, Amani; Al-Salam, Suhail; Al-Kayyali, Bassam Sulaiman (2009). “Acinic cell carcinoma of the salivary glands: A literature review”. Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy. 2 (1): 259–264. doi:10.1016/S1658-3876(09)50035-0. ISSN 1658-3876.
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