Cribriform Carcinoma of Tongue and Minor Salivary Glands- A Case Report
Keywords:
Cribriform adenocarcinoma , tongue and minor salivary gland , Polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma
Abstract
Cribriform adenocarcinoma of tongue and minor salivary gland is a rare low grade malignant tumor . It is considered polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma of salivary glands with unique features. We present a case of 48 years old male with a sublingual mass who was diagnosed as cribriform carcinoma.References
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4.Gailey MP, Bayon R, Robinson RA: Cribriform adenocarcinoma of minor salivary gland: a report of two cases with emphasis on cytology. Diagn Cytopathol 2014; 42: 1085–1090.
5.Laco J, Kamardova K, Vitkova P, Sehnalkova E, Dvorakova S, Vacalavikova E, Sykorova V, Kaspirkova J, Skalova A, Ryska A: Cribriform adenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands may express galectin-3, cytokeratin 19, and HMBE-1 and contains polymorphisms of RET and H-RAS proto-oncogenes. Virchows Arch 2012; 461: 531–40.
6. Skalova A, Sima R, Kaspirkova-Nemcova J, Simpson RHW, Elmberger G, Leivo I, Di Palma S, Jirasek T, Gnepp DR, Weinreb I, Perez-Ordonez B, Mukensnabl P, Rychly B, Hrabal P, Michal M. Cribriform adenocarcinoma of minor salivary gland origin principally affecting the tongue: characterization of new entity. Am J Surg Pathol. 2011;35:1168–1176. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e31821e1f54. [PubMed][Cross Ref]
7. Michal M, Kacerovska D, Dmitry V. Kazakov DV.Cribriform Adenocarcinoma of the Tongue and Minor Salivary Glands: A Review.Head Neck Pathol. 2013 ; 7, 1: 3–11. doi: 10.1007/s12105-013-0457-9.
8. Laco J, Kamardova K, Vitkova P, Sehnalkova E, Dvorakova S, Vacalavikova E, Sykorova V, Kaspirkova J, Skalova A, Ryska A: Cribriform adenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands may express galectin-3, cytokeratin 19, and HMBE-1 and contains polymorphisms of RET and H-RAS proto-oncogenes. Virchows Arch 2012; 461: 531–40.
9. Luna MA, Wenig BM. Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma. In: Barnes EL, Eveson JW, Reichart P, et al., editors. World Health Organization Classification of Tumours. Pathology and genetics of head and neck tumours. Lyon: IARC Press; 2005. p. 223–4.
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