48,830
edits
(redirect) |
(split-out) |
||
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
# | '''Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma''', abbreviated ''ca ex PA'', is a rare malignant [[salivary gland]] tumour that arise from a [[pleomorphic carcinoma]]. | ||
==General== | |||
Definition: | |||
*Malignant transformation of a ''[[pleomorphic adenoma]]''. | |||
Diagnosis (either 1 or 2): | |||
#History of a pleomorphic adenoma at the same site. | |||
#Features of a pleomorphic adenoma and a carcinoma. | |||
Epidemiology: | |||
*Rare. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Cells with cytologic features of malignancy. | |||
*Architecture (any of the following): | |||
**Glands. | |||
**Nests. | |||
**Single cells (may be subtle). | |||
Architectural patterns: | |||
*Ductal carcinoma NOS (arising from ductal cells) - most common pattern for Ca ex PA. | |||
*Myoepithelial cacinoma NOS (arising from myoepithelial cells). | |||
*"Named carcinoma": | |||
**Salivary duct carcinoma - second most common pattern for Ca ex PA. | |||
**Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. | |||
**Adenoid cystic carcinoma. | |||
Note: | |||
*Often adenocarcinoma-like. | |||
*Myoepithelial cells may be clear cells. (???) | |||
===Subclassification=== | |||
Extent of invasion:<ref>URL: [http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/MajorSalGlands_11protocol.pdf http://www.cap.org/apps/docs/committees/cancer/cancer_protocols/2011/MajorSalGlands_11protocol.pdf]. Accessed on: 2 April 2012.</ref> | |||
#Non-invasive [[AKA]] ''intracapsular'' [[AKA]] ''in situ''. | |||
#Minimally invasive <=1.5 mm beyond the capsule. | |||
#Widely invasive >1.5 mm beyond the capsule. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Salivary gland]]. | |||
*[[Pleomorphic adenoma]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Salivary gland]] |
edits