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NKX3.1 Expression and Molecular Characterization of Secretory Myoepithelial Carcinoma (SMCA): Advancing the Case for a Salivary Mucous Acinar Phenotype.
Head and neck pathology - 1 Jun 2023
Patel Simmi, Wald Abigail I, Bastaki Jassem M, Chiosea Simon I, Singhi Aatur D, Seethala Raja R
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Secretory myoepithelial carcinomas (SMCA) are rare, mucinous, signet ring predominant tumors with primitive myoepithelial features. While many mucinous salivary gland tumors have now been molecularly characterized, key drivers in SMCA have yet to be elucidated. Recently, NKX3.1, a homeodomain transcription factor implicated in salivary mucous acinar development was also shown in a subset of salivary...
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