Table 2 Histologic comparison of the bronchial and salivary hyalinizing clear cell carcinomas

From: Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma of the bronchial glands: presentation of three cases and pathological comparisons with salivary gland counterparts and bronchial mucoepidermoid carcinomas

Case

Clear cytoplasm

Eosinophilic cytoplasm

Mucin production

Mucin-rich cells

Glandular formation

Trabecular structure

Nest structure

Keratinization

Hyalinizing stroma

Lymphoid cuff formation

B1

+

+++

+

−

+

+++

+

−

++

+

B2

++

++

+

−

+

++

++

−

+++

+

B3

+++

+

+/−

−

+/−

+

+++

−

++

+

S1

+

+++

+/−

−

+/−

++

++

−

+

+/−

S2

+++

+

+/−

−

+/−

+

+++

−

++

+/−

S3

+++

+

+/−

−

+/−

+

+++

−

++

+