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. 2018 May 11;5:39. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2018.00039

Table 4.

WHO histological classification of salivary gland tumors 2017 (42, 43).

Benign epithelial tumors Malignant epithelial tumors
Pleomorphic adenoma 8940/0 Acinic cell carcinoma 8550/3
Myoepithelioma 8982/0 Mucoepidermoid carcinoma 8430/3
Basal cell adenoma 8147/0 Adenoid cystic carcinoma 8200/3
Warthin tumor 8561/0 Polymorphous adenocarcinoma 8525/3
Oncocytoma 8290/0 Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma 8562/3
Canalicular adenoma and other ductal adenomas 8149/0 Clear cell carcinoma 8310/3
Sebaceous adenoma 8410/0 Basal cell adenocarcinoma 8147/3
Lymphadenoma Sebaceous adenocarcinoma 8410/3
 Sebaceous 8410/0 Secretory carcinoma 8502/3
 Non-sebaceous 8410/0
Ductal papillomas 8503/0 Intraductal carcinoma
Oncocytic carcinoma 8290/3
Sialadenoma papilliferum 8406/0 Salivary duct carcinoma 8500/3
Cystadenoma 8440/0 Adenocarcinoma, NOS 8140/3
Myoepithelial carcinoma 8982/3
Soft tissue tumors Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma 8941/3
Hemangioma 9120/0 Poorly differentiated carcinoma 8020/3
Carcinosarcoma 8980/3
Hematolymphoid tumors Squamous cell carcinoma 8070/3
Hodgkin lymphoma
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma 9680/3
Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma 9699/3 Lymphoepithelial carcinoma 8082/3
Hodgkin lymphoma Sialoblastoma 8974/1
Secondary tumors