background and aim: salivary gland tumors classification continuously undergoes alternations, especially in the recent years. this study used immunohistochemical markers for distinguishing between polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (plga) and adenocarcinoma carcinoma (adcc) which have several overlapping histological and clinical features. materials & methods: ten adcc and eight plga with fi...

Objective To report on the current state of the literature on the genetics of mucoepidermoid and adenoid cystic carcinomas of the salivary glands with a focus on genomic screens and recently discovered genetic translocations. Methods A PubMed based literature review was performed to query for genetics related basic science and preclinical studies about mucoepidermoid and adenoid cystic carcin...

UNLABELLED Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is a very rare neoplasm. We report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the right breast presented with painless lump in the upper outer quadrant managed with lumpectomy, axillary lymph node staging and adjuvant local external radiotherapy to the whole breast with simultaneous integrated boost to the site of primary disease using respiratory ga...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm most commonly originating in salivary glands of head and neck region. Its occurrence elsewhere is rare and extension to thyroid even rarer. We report a 27 year old male who was diagnosed to have features of adenoid cystic carcinoma in fine needle aspirate of the thyroid swelling and subsequently confirmed by histopathology. Extensive search faile...

BACKGROUND Cancer constitutes a key pressure on public health regardless of the economy state in different countries. As a kind of highly malignant epithelial tumor, lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma can occur in any part of the body, such as salivary gland, submandibular gland, trachea, lung, breast, skin and lacrimal gland. Chemotherapy is one of the key treatment techniques, but drug r...

BACKGROUND Although the cytologic findings of adenoid cystic carcinoma have been reported frequently, fine needle aspiration diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the external auditory canal has not been reported before in the English-language literature. CASE A 70-year-old female presented with a mass occluding the external auditory canal. Fine needle aspiration cytology was performed. Th...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant tumour commonly originating from the salivary glands, but can rarely arise from the upper airway and be life threatening when the central airway is compromised. While surgical resection is considered the definitive treatment, adenoid cystic carcinoma of the airway is frequently unresectable for a variety of reasons including tumour size, location, local e...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cervix is a rare and aggressive tumor with fatal outcome. In this paper we report two cases of primary adenoid cystic carcinoma and a review of literature. A 80 years old woman, admitted to our hospital with postmenopausal bleeding and hydrorrhea. Gynealogical examination showed a cervical stenotic with the presence of a tumor processus. Biopsy of cervical growth...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the breast is a rare neoplasm that constitutes less than one percent of all mammary carcinomas. To date, there have been about 140 cases reported in the literature. It is a rare variant of adenocarcinoma that usually occurs in the salivary glands. In contrast to the aggressive nature of adenoid cystic carcinoma that occurs in the head and neck region, adenoid cystic ...