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Acinic cell carcinoma is a malignant tumor most commonly found in the parotid gland. The disease presents as a slow growing mass sometimes associated with pain or tenderness. These tumors which resemble serous acinar cells vary in their behavior from locally aggressive to blatantly malignant. It can also appear in the breast. The pancreatic form of acinic cell carcinoma is a rare subtype of exocrine pancreatic cancer.
