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< | '''Acinar cell carcinomas''' are malignant tumor arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the [[salivary gland]]s. Racemose (Latin racemosus, full of clusters) refers, as does acinar (Latin acinus, grape), to small saclike dilatations in various glands. <ref>{{MeSH}}</ref> | ||
Acinar cell carcinomas are usually well differentiated and account for about 13% of the cancers arising in the [[parotid gland]]. [[Metastasis]] to the [[lymph node]]s occurs in about 16% of cases. Local recurrences and distant metastases many years after treatment are common. This tumor appears in all age groups and is most common in women. <ref>Stedman, 25th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1240; from DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p575 ''quoted by [[Medical Subject Headings]]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 10:00, 18 August 2010
Acinar cell carcinomas are malignant tumor arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands. Racemose (Latin racemosus, full of clusters) refers, as does acinar (Latin acinus, grape), to small saclike dilatations in various glands. [1]
Acinar cell carcinomas are usually well differentiated and account for about 13% of the cancers arising in the parotid gland. Metastasis to the lymph nodes occurs in about 16% of cases. Local recurrences and distant metastases many years after treatment are common. This tumor appears in all age groups and is most common in women. [2]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Acinar cell carcinoma (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Stedman, 25th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1240; from DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p575 quoted by Medical Subject Headings