Light micrograph of adenoid cystic carcinoma. Adenoid cystic carcinoma shows irregular nests of basal cells (dark blue areas) with basement membrane material (light pink) and mucin (light blue). The tumour cells are present in a fibrous stroma (background pink throughout image). Haematoxylin and eosin stained tissue section. Magnification: 100x when printed at 10 centimetres.

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