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Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 59 patients diagnosed with primary pulmonary salivary gland-type tumors between 2016 and 2025. The cohort included 37 patients with ACC and 22 with MEC. Demographic, clinicopathological, treatment-related, and survival data were compared between the two groups. Results: ACC was significantly associated with tracheal localization (62.2% vs. 13.6%, p &lt; 0.001), positive surgical margins (35.1% vs. 9.1%, p = 0.019), and a higher recurrence\/metastasis rate (32.4% vs. 4.5%, p = 0.020). Overall survival did not differ significantly between ACC and MEC (p = 0.530), whereas disease-free survival was significantly lower in the ACC group (p = 0.009). Positive surgical margins were associated with inferior disease-free survival (p = 0.036). Among ACC patients, a predominantly solid histopathological pattern was significantly associated with worse overall survival (p = 0.034). Conclusions: Although ACC and MEC are traditionally grouped as pulmonary salivary gland-type tumors, they demonstrate distinct clinicopathological and prognostic characteristics. 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