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Major Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:: 277324
•Concept ID:: C1334547
•: Neoplastic Process

Synonyms:

Adenocarcinoma of Major Salivary Gland; Adenocarcinoma of the Major Salivary Gland

Definition

An adenocarcinoma that arises from the parotid gland, submandibular gland, or sublingual gland. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVMajor Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma

Head and Neck Disorder
- Disorder of salivary gland
  - Salivary gland neoplasm
    - Neoplasm of major salivary gland
      - Major salivary gland cancer
        Major salivary gland carcinoma
        Major Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma
        Major Salivary Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma
        Parotid gland acinic cell carcinoma
        Recurrent Parotid Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma
        Submandibular Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma
        Recurrent Submandibular Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma
        Parotid gland adenocarcinoma
        Sublingual Gland Adenocarcinoma
        Submandibular gland adenocarcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current opinions on diagnosis and treatment of adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Fang Y, Peng Z, Wang Y, Gao K, Liu Y, Fan R, Zhang H, Xie Z, Jiang W
Oral Oncol 2022 Jul;130:105945. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.105945. PMID: 35662026

The Evaluation and Management of Carcinoma of the Minor Salivary Glands.

Walvekar R, Phalke NP
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2021 Jun;54(3):629-639. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2021.02.011. PMID: 34024489

Pulmonary mucoepidermoid carcinoma: diagnosis and treatment.

Kalhor N, Moran CA
Expert Rev Respir Med 2018 Mar;12(3):249-255. Epub 2018 Jan 17 doi: 10.1080/17476348.2018.1428563. PMID: 29338644

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Update from the 2022 World Health Organization Classification of Thyroid Tumors: A Standardized Diagnostic Approach.

Jung CK, Bychkov A, Kakudo K
Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2022 Oct;37(5):703-718. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.3803/EnM.2022.1553. PMID: 36193717 Free PMC Article

Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms.

Baloch ZW, Asa SL, Barletta JA, Ghossein RA, Juhlin CC, Jung CK, LiVolsi VA, Papotti MG, Sobrinho-Simões M, Tallini G, Mete O
Endocr Pathol 2022 Mar;33(1):27-63. Epub 2022 Mar 14 doi: 10.1007/s12022-022-09707-3. PMID: 35288841

Adenoid cystic carcinoma. An indolent but aggressive tumour. Part A: from aetiopathogenesis to diagnosis.

Cantù G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Jun;41(3):206-214. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1379. PMID: 34264913 Free PMC Article

Major and minor salivary gland tumours.

Gatta G, Guzzo M, Locati LD, McGurk M, Prott FJ
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2020 Aug;152:102959. Epub 2020 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.102959. PMID: 32485526

Perineural Invasion and Perineural Tumor Spread in Head and Neck Cancer.

Bakst RL, Glastonbury CM, Parvathaneni U, Katabi N, Hu KS, Yom SS
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019 Apr 1;103(5):1109-1124. Epub 2018 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.12.009. PMID: 30562546

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Diagnosis

Update from the 2022 World Health Organization Classification of Thyroid Tumors: A Standardized Diagnostic Approach.

Jung CK, Bychkov A, Kakudo K
Endocrinol Metab (Seoul) 2022 Oct;37(5):703-718. Epub 2022 Oct 4 doi: 10.3803/EnM.2022.1553. PMID: 36193717 Free PMC Article

Current opinions on diagnosis and treatment of adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Fang Y, Peng Z, Wang Y, Gao K, Liu Y, Fan R, Zhang H, Xie Z, Jiang W
Oral Oncol 2022 Jul;130:105945. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.105945. PMID: 35662026

Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms.

Pleomorphic adenoma: the great mimicker of malignancy.

Hernandez-Prera JC, Skálová A, Franchi A, Rinaldo A, Vander Poorten V, Zbären P, Ferlito A, Wenig BM
Histopathology 2021 Sep;79(3):279-290. Epub 2021 Apr 22 doi: 10.1111/his.14322. PMID: 33368685

CT and MR imaging findings of palatal tumors.

Kato H, Kanematsu M, Makita H, Kato K, Hatakeyama D, Shibata T, Mizuta K, Aoki M
Eur J Radiol 2014 Mar;83(3):e137-46. Epub 2013 Dec 12 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.11.028. PMID: 24377674

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Therapy

Ultrasonographic Features of Salivary Glands after Radioiodine Therapy in Patients with Thyroid Cancer.

Tsur N, Avishai G, Alkan U, Hod R, Shpitzer T, Bitton E, Gilat H
Laryngoscope 2023 May;133(5):1271-1275. Epub 2022 Nov 10 doi: 10.1002/lary.30482. PMID: 36354236

Systemic therapy in the management of recurrent or metastatic salivary duct carcinoma: A systematic review.

Uijen MJM, Lassche G, van Engen-van Grunsven ACH, Tada Y, Verhaegh GW, Schalken JA, Driessen CML, van Herpen CML
Cancer Treat Rev 2020 Sep;89:102069. Epub 2020 Jul 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2020.102069. PMID: 32717621

Radioiodine-Induced Salivary Gland Damage Detected by Ultrasonography in Patients Treated for Papillary Thyroid Cancer: Radioactive Iodine Activity and Risk.

Horvath E, Skoknic V, Majlis S, Tala H, Silva C, Castillo E, Whittle C, Niedmann JP, González P
Thyroid 2020 Nov;30(11):1646-1655. Epub 2020 Jun 10 doi: 10.1089/thy.2019.0563. PMID: 32370663

Adjuvant Therapy for Salivary Gland Carcinomas.

Sayan M, Vempati P, Miles B, Teng M, Genden E, Demicco EG, Misiukiewicz K, Posner M, Gupta V, Bakst RL
Anticancer Res 2016 Aug;36(8):4165-70. PMID: 27466526

Systemic therapy in the palliative management of advanced salivary gland cancers.

Laurie SA, Licitra L
J Clin Oncol 2006 Jun 10;24(17):2673-8. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2005.05.3025. PMID: 16763282

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Prognosis

Overview of the 2022 WHO Classification of Thyroid Neoplasms.

Major Salivary Gland Cancer With Distant Metastasis Upon Presentation: Patterns, Outcomes, and Imaging Implications.

Benchetrit L, Mehra S, Mahajan A, Rahmati RW, Judson BL, Edwards HA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Aug;167(2):305-315. Epub 2021 Nov 16 doi: 10.1177/01945998211058354. PMID: 34784258

Adenoid cystic carcinoma. An indolent but aggressive tumour. Part A: from aetiopathogenesis to diagnosis.

Cantù G
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Jun;41(3):206-214. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N1379. PMID: 34264913 Free PMC Article

Major and minor salivary gland tumours.

Gatta G, Guzzo M, Locati LD, McGurk M, Prott FJ
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2020 Aug;152:102959. Epub 2020 May 18 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.102959. PMID: 32485526

Perineural Invasion and Perineural Tumor Spread in Head and Neck Cancer.

Bakst RL, Glastonbury CM, Parvathaneni U, Katabi N, Hu KS, Yom SS
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2019 Apr 1;103(5):1109-1124. Epub 2018 Dec 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2018.12.009. PMID: 30562546

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Clinical prediction guides

Microsecretory Adenocarcinoma of Salivary Glands.

Bishop JA, Sajed DP
Adv Anat Pathol 2023 Mar 1;30(2):130-135. Epub 2022 Dec 19 doi: 10.1097/PAP.0000000000000385. PMID: 36729381

Major Salivary Gland Cancer With Distant Metastasis Upon Presentation: Patterns, Outcomes, and Imaging Implications.

Benchetrit L, Mehra S, Mahajan A, Rahmati RW, Judson BL, Edwards HA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Aug;167(2):305-315. Epub 2021 Nov 16 doi: 10.1177/01945998211058354. PMID: 34784258

Identification and characterization of primary cilia-positive salivary gland tumours exhibiting basaloid/myoepithelial differentiation.

Shinmura K, Kusafuka K, Kawasaki H, Kato H, Hariyama T, Tsuchiya K, Kawanishi Y, Funai K, Misawa K, Mineta H, Sugimura H
J Pathol 2021 Aug;254(5):519-530. Epub 2021 May 29 doi: 10.1002/path.5688. PMID: 33931860

Own experience in the treatment of major salivary gland tumors.

Jałocha-Kaczka A, Kolary-Siekierska K, Miłoński J, Olszewski J
Otolaryngol Pol 2020 Feb 5;74(3):17-22. doi: 10.5604/01.3001.0013.6605. PMID: 32398385

Clinical outcomes and prognostic factors of salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinomas: a case control study.

Cao C, Ge M, Chen X, Xu J, Chen C
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2017 May;123(5):531-535. Epub 2016 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2016.11.015. PMID: 28153565

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Recent systematic reviews

Systematic review of prognostic factors in carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma.

Key S, Chia C, Hasan Z, Sundaresan P, Dwivedi RC, Riffat F
Oral Oncol 2022 Oct;133:106052. Epub 2022 Jul 31 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106052. PMID: 35921695

Why is the histomorphological diagnosis of tumours of minor salivary glands much more difficult?

Ihrler S, Agaimy A, Guntinas-Lichius O, Haas CJ, Mollenhauer M, Sandison A, Greber L
Histopathology 2021 Nov;79(5):779-790. Epub 2021 Aug 18 doi: 10.1111/his.14421. PMID: 34042205

Clinicopathological analysis of oral and maxillofacial acinic cell carcinoma: A systematic review.

Kirschnick LB, Silveira FM, Schuch LF, Fonseca FP, Martins MAT, Lopes MA, Santos-Silva AR, Carrard VC, Dos Santos JN, Vargas PA, Wagner VP, Martins MD
J Oral Pathol Med 2021 Sep;50(8):741-749. Epub 2021 Feb 18 doi: 10.1111/jop.13159. PMID: 33455041

Systemic therapy in the management of recurrent or metastatic salivary duct carcinoma: A systematic review.

Minor salivary gland basal cell adenocarcinoma: a systematic review and report of a new case.

Cuthbertson DW, Raol N, Hicks J, Green L, Parke R
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Mar;141(3):276-83. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.3344. PMID: 25555241

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Major Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma

Definition

Term Hierarchy

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Diagnosis

Therapy

Prognosis

Clinical prediction guides

Recent systematic reviews

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