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Genetic Characterization of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Minor Salivary Glands: A Potential Familial Occurrence in First-Degree Relatives.
Head and neck pathology - 1 Dec 2017
Channir Hani Ibrahim, van Overeem Hansen Thomas, Andreasen Simon, Yde Christina Westmose, Kiss Katalin, Charabi Birgitte Wittenborg
Abstract excerpt
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) is a malignant salivary gland tumor. To date, no cases of AdCC in first-degree relatives have been reported in the literature. We present a 50-year-old female (Case 1) and this patients' father (Case 2), both of whom were diagnosed with AdCC of the minor salivary glands. Histology of Case 1 demonstrated a tubulocribriform AdCC whereas Case 2 primarily was an AdCC of solid type....
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