Diseases

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Carcinoma characterized by bands or cylinders of hyalinized or mucinous stroma separating or surrounded by nests or cords of small epithelial cells. When the cylinders occur within masses of epithelial cells, they give the tissue a perforated, sievelike, or cribriform appearance. Such tumors occur in the mammary glands, the mucous glands of the upper and lower respiratory tract, and the salivary glands. They are malignant but slow-growing, and tend to spread locally via the nerves. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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Carcinoma characterized by bands or cylinders of hyalinized or mucinous stroma separating or surrounded by nests or cords of small epithelial cells. When the cylinders occur within masses of epithelial cells, they give the tissue a perforated, sievelike, or cribriform appearance. Such tumors occur in the mammary glands, the mucous glands of the upper and lower respiratory tract, and the salivary glands. They are malignant but slow-growing, and tend to spread locally via the nerves. (Dorland, 27th ed)

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  • Adenocystic Carcinoma
  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic
  • Cylindroma
  • Adenocystic Carcinomas
  • Adenoid Cystic Carcinomas
  • Carcinoma, Adenocystic
  • Carcinomas, Adenocystic
  • Carcinomas, Adenoid Cystic
  • Cylindromas
  • Cystic Carcinoma, Adenoid
  • Cystic Carcinomas, Adenoid

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term

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94; was CYLINDROMA 1963-93

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  1. C04w.557.470.200w.025w.220w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003528. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003528
  2. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adenoid_cystic_carcinoma
  3. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356005