Mucinous adenocarcinoma of probable minor salivary gland origin. 2002

Ken-ichi Notani, and Tadashi Iizuka, and Yutaka Yamazaki, and Tohru Henmi, and Chihiro Sugiura, and Takao Kohgo, and Hiroshi Fukuda
Oral Diagnosis and Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan. ken-l@den.hokudai.ac.jp

Mucinous adenocarcinoma is characterized by large pools of extracellular mucin. The tumor has been reported in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinus, breast, colon, stomach, prostate, skin, and lung. Mucinous adenocarcinoma also arises as a primary tumor of the major salivary glands. However, its occurrence is exceedingly rare and has only recently been recognized. Only 9 cases in the major salivary glands have been reported. We present an additional case of MAC in the maxilla that was considered to have developed from a palatal minor salivary gland.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008441 Maxillary Neoplasms Cancer or tumors of the MAXILLA or upper jaw. Maxillary Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Maxillary,Neoplasms, Maxillary
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D002288 Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous An adenocarcinoma producing mucin in significant amounts. (From Dorland, 27th ed) Carcinoma, Colloid,Carcinoma, Mucinous,Adenocarcinomas, Mucinous,Carcinomas, Colloid,Carcinomas, Mucinous,Colloid Carcinoma,Colloid Carcinomas,Mucinous Adenocarcinoma,Mucinous Adenocarcinomas,Mucinous Carcinoma,Mucinous Carcinomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012468 Salivary Gland Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the SALIVARY GLANDS. Cancer of Salivary Gland,Non-Sebaceous Lymphadenomas,Salivary Gland Cancer,Salivary Gland Lymphadenomas,Sebaceous Lymphadenomas,Cancer of the Salivary Gland,Neoplasms, Salivary Gland,Cancer, Salivary Gland,Cancers, Salivary Gland,Gland Neoplasm, Salivary,Gland Neoplasms, Salivary,Lymphadenoma, Non-Sebaceous,Lymphadenoma, Salivary Gland,Lymphadenoma, Sebaceous,Lymphadenomas, Non-Sebaceous,Lymphadenomas, Salivary Gland,Lymphadenomas, Sebaceous,Neoplasm, Salivary Gland,Non Sebaceous Lymphadenomas,Non-Sebaceous Lymphadenoma,Salivary Gland Cancers,Salivary Gland Lymphadenoma,Salivary Gland Neoplasm,Sebaceous Lymphadenoma
D012470 Salivary Glands, Minor Accessory salivary glands located in the lip, cheek, tongue, floor of mouth, palate and intramaxillary. Gland, Minor Salivary,Glands, Minor Salivary,Minor Salivary Gland,Minor Salivary Glands,Salivary Gland, Minor

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