Article
Mutations associated with carcinomas arising from pleomorphic adenomas of the salivary glands.
Human pathology - 1 Aug 1996
Yamamoto Y, Kishimoto Y, Virmani A K, Smith A, Vuitch F, Albores-Saavedra J, Gazdar A F
Abstract excerpt
Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common benign tumor of salivary glands. Carcinomas in pleomorphic adenomas (CPAs) may arise by malignant transformation of the epithelial components of PAs. Occasionally, transitional zones containing cells with histological features intermediate between those of the benign PA and carcinomatous components of CPA are identified. After careful microdissection of archival...
Topics
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adenoma, Pleomorphic
- Carcinoma
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 5
- Genes, Retinoblastoma
- Genes, p53
- Heterozygote
- Humans
- Mutation
- Salivary Gland Neoplasms
