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JOHN G. BATSAKIS, MD; FRED HOLTZ, MD; ROBERT H. SUEPER, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1963;77(6):625-633.

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The nomenclature and taxonomy of epithelial malignant neoplasms arising in the nose and paranasal sinuses are far from standardized and thereby lacking in uniformity. Probably most notable in this respect are the neoplasms embraced by the designation "adenocarcinoma." This group of neoplasms is difficult to evaluate from a clinicopathological standpoint because of the use of the term in apparent synonymity to designate tumors of wide histologic appearance. Confusion is further engendered by various authors minimizing histopathology in order to emphasize or advocate a specific method of treatment for neoplasms in the head and neck. This is particularly true of the literature prior to 1930. Since that time, the biologic behavior of the cylindroma has been clarified, and similar delineation has been made regarding tumors arising in minor salivary glands. There remains a small distinctive group of glandular carcinomas that arise from the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract about which . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
ANN ARBOR, MICH

From the Departments of Pathology of The University of Michigan and St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital.

Assistant Professor of Pathology (Dr. Batsakis); Pathologist, St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital (Dr. Holtz); Resident in Pathology (Dr. Sueper).

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Nov 13, 1962.

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