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. 2016 Apr 3;21(4):288–303. doi: 10.1016/j.rpor.2016.02.006

Table 2.

WHO classification of selected salivary gland tumors.

Benign tumors
Pleomorphic adenoma
Myoepithelioma
Basal cell adenoma
Warthin tumor
Oncocytoma
Canalicular adenoma
Sebaceous adenoma
Lymphadenoma
 Sebaceous
 Non-sebaceouss
Ductal papillomas
 Inverted ductal papilloma
 Intraductal papilloma
 Sialadenoma papilliferum
Cystadenoma



Malignant epithelial tumors
Acinic cell carcinoma
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (Cylindroma)
Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma
Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma
Clear cell carcinoma, NOS
Basal cell adenocarcinoma
Sebaceous carcinoma
Sebaceous lymphadenocarcinoma
Cystadenocarcinoma
Low-grade cribriformed cystadenocarcinoma
Mucinous adenocarcinoma
Oncocytic carcinoma
Salivary duct carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma, NOS
Myoepithelial carcinoma
Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
Carcinosarcoma
Metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma
Squamous cell carcinoma
Small cell carcinoma
Large cell carcinoma
Lymphoepithelial carcinoma
Sialoblastoma