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carcinoma

Malignant tumour arising from the skin, the glandular tissues, or the mucous membranes that line the gut and lungs.



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4) PLGA had previously been referred to as terminal duct carcinoma in view of its probable origin in the ductal system of the salivary glands.
PLGA was first identified as a specific salivary gland adenocarcinoma in 1983 by two independent groups of investigators; Freedman and Lumerman (2) reported 12 cases as lobular carcinoma, and Batsakis et al (3) reported 12 cases of what they called terminal duct carcinoma.
2) Prior to then, this disease had been mistakenly classified as lobular carcinoma or terminal duct carcinoma because of its microscopic resemblance to lobular carcinoma of the breast or a presumed origin in the terminal salivary duct, respectively.
 
 
 
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