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Salivary Gland Oncocytic Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
407966
•Concept ID:
C1882974
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A high grade adenocarcinoma that arises from the salivary glands. The vast majority of cases have been described in the parotid gland. It is characterized by the presence of malignant oncocytes. It recurs and metastasizes to regional or distant anatomic sites. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSalivary Gland Oncocytic Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The contemporary management of cancers of the sinonasal tract in adults.
Thawani R, Kim MS, Arastu A, Feng Z, West MT, Taflin NF, Thein KZ, Li R, Geltzeiler M, Lee N, Fuller CD, Grandis JR, Floudas CS, Heinrich MC, Hanna E, Chandra RA
CA Cancer J Clin 2023 Jan;73(1):72-112. Epub 2022 Aug 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21752. PMID: 35916666Free 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
Salivary duct carcinoma: Updates in histology, cytology, molecular biology, and treatment.
Nakaguro M, Tada Y, Faquin WC, Sadow PM, Wirth LJ, Nagao T
Cancer Cytopathol 2020 Oct;128(10):693-703. Epub 2020 May 18 doi: 10.1002/cncy.22288. PMID: 32421944Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Updated Salivary Gland Immunohistochemistry: A Review.
Swid MA, Li L, Drahnak EM, Idom H, Quinones W
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2023 Dec 1;147(12):1383-1389. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0461-RA. PMID: 37074867
Update from the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors: Salivary Glands.
Skálová A, Hyrcza MD, Leivo I
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Mar;16(1):40-53. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01420-1. PMID: 35312980Free PMC Article
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: 34264913Free PMC Article
Proteogenomic Analysis of Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas Defines Molecular Subtypes and Identifies Therapeutic Targets.
Ferrarotto R, Mitani Y, McGrail DJ, Li K, Karpinets TV, Bell D, Frank SJ, Song X, Kupferman ME, Liu B, Lee JJ, Glisson BS, Zhang J, Aster JC, Lin SY, Futreal PA, Heymach JV, El-Naggar AK
Clin Cancer Res 2021 Feb 1;27(3):852-864. Epub 2020 Nov 10 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-1192. PMID: 33172898Free 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

Diagnosis

Updated Salivary Gland Immunohistochemistry: A Review.
Swid MA, Li L, Drahnak EM, Idom H, Quinones W
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2023 Dec 1;147(12):1383-1389. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0461-RA. PMID: 37074867
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
Update from the 5th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors: Salivary Glands.
Skálová A, Hyrcza MD, Leivo I
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Mar;16(1):40-53. Epub 2022 Mar 21 doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01420-1. PMID: 35312980Free PMC Article
Proteogenomic Analysis of Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas Defines Molecular Subtypes and Identifies Therapeutic Targets.
Ferrarotto R, Mitani Y, McGrail DJ, Li K, Karpinets TV, Bell D, Frank SJ, Song X, Kupferman ME, Liu B, Lee JJ, Glisson BS, Zhang J, Aster JC, Lin SY, Futreal PA, Heymach JV, El-Naggar AK
Clin Cancer Res 2021 Feb 1;27(3):852-864. Epub 2020 Nov 10 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-1192. PMID: 33172898Free PMC Article
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. An update and review of the literature.
Peraza A, Gómez R, Beltran J, Amarista FJ
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2020 Dec;121(6):713-720. Epub 2020 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2020.06.003. PMID: 32565266

Therapy

Systemic therapy for salivary gland malignancy: current status and future perspectives.
Imamura Y, Kiyota N, Tahara M, Hanai N, Asakage T, Matsuura K, Ota I, Saito Y, Sano D, Kodaira T, Motegi A, Yasuda K, Takahashi S, Yokota T, Okano S, Tanaka K, Onoe T, Ariizumi Y, Homma A
Jpn J Clin Oncol 2022 Apr 6;52(4):293-302. doi: 10.1093/jjco/hyac008. PMID: 35134985
Association Between Radioactive Iodine Treatment for Pediatric and Young Adulthood Differentiated Thyroid Cancer and Risk of Second Primary Malignancies.
Pasqual E, Schonfeld S, Morton LM, Villoing D, Lee C, Berrington de Gonzalez A, Kitahara CM
J Clin Oncol 2022 May 1;40(13):1439-1449. Epub 2022 Jan 19 doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01841. PMID: 35044839Free PMC Article
Proteogenomic Analysis of Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas Defines Molecular Subtypes and Identifies Therapeutic Targets.
Ferrarotto R, Mitani Y, McGrail DJ, Li K, Karpinets TV, Bell D, Frank SJ, Song X, Kupferman ME, Liu B, Lee JJ, Glisson BS, Zhang J, Aster JC, Lin SY, Futreal PA, Heymach JV, El-Naggar AK
Clin Cancer Res 2021 Feb 1;27(3):852-864. Epub 2020 Nov 10 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-1192. PMID: 33172898Free PMC Article
Phase II Study of Lenvatinib in Patients With Progressive, Recurrent or Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma.
Tchekmedyian V, Sherman EJ, Dunn L, Tran C, Baxi S, Katabi N, Antonescu CR, Ostrovnaya I, Haque SS, Pfister DG, Ho AL
J Clin Oncol 2019 Jun 20;37(18):1529-1537. Epub 2019 Apr 2 doi: 10.1200/JCO.18.01859. PMID: 30939095Free PMC Article
Systemic therapy in metastatic salivary gland carcinomas: A pathology-driven paradigm?
Alfieri S, Granata R, Bergamini C, Resteghini C, Bossi P, Licitra LF, Locati LD
Oral Oncol 2017 Mar;66:58-63. Epub 2017 Jan 19 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.12.016. PMID: 28249649

Prognosis

Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma.
Katabi N, Xu B
Surg Pathol Clin 2021 Mar;14(1):127-136. Epub 2021 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.path.2020.09.011. PMID: 33526217Free PMC Article
Proteogenomic Analysis of Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas Defines Molecular Subtypes and Identifies Therapeutic Targets.
Ferrarotto R, Mitani Y, McGrail DJ, Li K, Karpinets TV, Bell D, Frank SJ, Song X, Kupferman ME, Liu B, Lee JJ, Glisson BS, Zhang J, Aster JC, Lin SY, Futreal PA, Heymach JV, El-Naggar AK
Clin Cancer Res 2021 Feb 1;27(3):852-864. Epub 2020 Nov 10 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-1192. PMID: 33172898Free PMC Article
Salivary Gland Tumors: Current Concepts and Controversies.
Seethala RR
Surg Pathol Clin 2017 Mar;10(1):155-176. doi: 10.1016/j.path.2016.11.004. PMID: 28153132
Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma.
Parekh V, Stevens TM
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2016 Sep;140(9):997-1001. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2015-0075-RS. PMID: 27575269
Salivary acinic cell carcinoma: reappraisal and update.
Vander Poorten V, Triantafyllou A, Thompson LD, Bishop J, Hauben E, Hunt J, Skalova A, Stenman G, Takes RP, Gnepp DR, Hellquist H, Wenig B, Bell D, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2016 Nov;273(11):3511-3531. Epub 2015 Dec 19 doi: 10.1007/s00405-015-3855-7. PMID: 26685679

Clinical prediction guides

Pediatric primary salivary gland tumors.
Jesberg P, Monzon A, Gitomer SA, Herrmann BW
Am J Otolaryngol 2023 Sep-Oct;44(5):103948. Epub 2023 Jun 8 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2023.103948. PMID: 37352681
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
Primary and Secondary/ Metastatic Salivary Duct Carcinoma Presenting within the Sinonasal Tract.
Agaimy A, Mueller SK, Bishop JA, Chiosea SI
Head Neck Pathol 2021 Sep;15(3):769-779. Epub 2021 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s12105-020-01271-8. PMID: 33428064Free PMC Article
Proteogenomic Analysis of Salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas Defines Molecular Subtypes and Identifies Therapeutic Targets.
Ferrarotto R, Mitani Y, McGrail DJ, Li K, Karpinets TV, Bell D, Frank SJ, Song X, Kupferman ME, Liu B, Lee JJ, Glisson BS, Zhang J, Aster JC, Lin SY, Futreal PA, Heymach JV, El-Naggar AK
Clin Cancer Res 2021 Feb 1;27(3):852-864. Epub 2020 Nov 10 doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-20-1192. PMID: 33172898Free PMC Article
Adenoid cystic carcinoma cytology: Salivary gland and nonsalivary gland.
Chowsilpa S, An D, Maleki Z
Diagn Cytopathol 2020 Dec;48(12):1282-1289. Epub 2020 Aug 18 doi: 10.1002/dc.24573. PMID: 32809258

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
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) and adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC), the same or different entities?
White VA, Hyrcza MD, Lennerz JK, Thierauf J, Lokuhetty D, Cree IA, Indave BI
Mod Pathol 2022 Oct;35(10):1484-1493. Epub 2022 Jul 23 doi: 10.1038/s41379-022-01100-z. PMID: 35871081Free PMC Article
Elective neck dissection in salivary gland malignancies: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
Yan F, Lao WP, Nguyen SA, Sharma AK, Day TA
Head Neck 2022 Feb;44(2):505-517. Epub 2021 Dec 4 doi: 10.1002/hed.26923. PMID: 34862810
A systematic review of secretory carcinoma of the salivary gland: where are we?
Alves LDB, de Melo AC, Farinha TA, de Lima Araujo LH, Thiago LS, Dias FL, Antunes HS, Amaral Eisenberg AL, Santos Thuler LC, Cohen Goldemberg D
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2021 Oct;132(4):e143-e152. Epub 2020 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2020.04.007. PMID: 32493686
Clinicopathological characteristics and perineural invasion in adenoid cystic carcinoma: a systematic review.
Dantas AN, Morais EF, Macedo RA, Tinôco JM, Morais Mde L
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2015 May-Jun;81(3):329-35. Epub 2015 Mar 30 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2014.07.016. PMID: 25962319Free PMC Article

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