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Oropharyngeal Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma

MedGen UID:
1737328
•Concept ID:
C5420272
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A salivary gland polymorphous adenocarcinoma that arises from the oropharynx. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVOropharyngeal Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Minor salivary gland tumors of the head and neck-Memorial Sloan Kettering experience: Incidence and outcomes by site and histological type.
Hay AJ, Migliacci J, Karassawa Zanoni D, McGill M, Patel S, Ganly I
Cancer 2019 Oct 1;125(19):3354-3366. Epub 2019 Jun 7 doi: 10.1002/cncr.32208. PMID: 31174233Free PMC Article
Update from the 4th Edition of the World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumours: Oropharynx.
Westra WH, Lewis JS Jr
Head Neck Pathol 2017 Mar;11(1):41-47. Epub 2017 Feb 28 doi: 10.1007/s12105-017-0793-2. PMID: 28247229Free PMC Article
Cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland arising in the tonsil with metastasis to a cervical lymph node: A case report with description of fine needle aspiration cytology.
Pagano A, Dennis K
Diagn Cytopathol 2017 May;45(5):468-471. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1002/dc.23687. PMID: 28205384
High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) in parotid lesions.
Vageli D, Sourvinos G, Ioannou M, Koukoulis GK, Spandidos DA
Int J Biol Markers 2007 Oct-Dec;22(4):239-44. doi: 10.1177/172460080702200401. PMID: 18161653
Minor salivary gland carcinoma involving the oral cavity or oropharynx.
Hyam DM, Veness MJ, Morgan GJ
Aust Dent J 2004 Mar;49(1):16-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2004.tb00044.x. PMID: 15104129

Diagnosis

Cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary glands: a case report.
Chen T, Mamdani M, Vescan A, MacMillan C, Davies J
J Med Case Rep 2023 Apr 18;17(1):142. doi: 10.1186/s13256-023-03875-4. PMID: 37069616Free PMC Article
Cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland arising in the tonsil with metastasis to a cervical lymph node: A case report with description of fine needle aspiration cytology.
Pagano A, Dennis K
Diagn Cytopathol 2017 May;45(5):468-471. Epub 2017 Feb 16 doi: 10.1002/dc.23687. PMID: 28205384
Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma in the lung: a case report.
Lee VK, McCaughan BC, Scolyer RA
Int J Surg Pathol 2004 Jul;12(3):287-92. doi: 10.1177/106689690401200313. PMID: 15306944
Minor salivary gland carcinoma involving the oral cavity or oropharynx.
Hyam DM, Veness MJ, Morgan GJ
Aust Dent J 2004 Mar;49(1):16-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2004.tb00044.x. PMID: 15104129

Prognosis

Minor salivary gland tumors of the head and neck-Memorial Sloan Kettering experience: Incidence and outcomes by site and histological type.
Hay AJ, Migliacci J, Karassawa Zanoni D, McGill M, Patel S, Ganly I
Cancer 2019 Oct 1;125(19):3354-3366. Epub 2019 Jun 7 doi: 10.1002/cncr.32208. PMID: 31174233Free PMC Article
Wide localized excision and reconstruction for minor salivary gland tumours.
Dequanter D, Andry G, Lothaire P, Larsimont D, Deraemaecker R
B-ENT 2005;1(4):187-90. PMID: 16429751
Minor salivary gland carcinoma involving the oral cavity or oropharynx.
Hyam DM, Veness MJ, Morgan GJ
Aust Dent J 2004 Mar;49(1):16-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2004.tb00044.x. PMID: 15104129

Clinical prediction guides

Minor salivary gland tumors of the head and neck-Memorial Sloan Kettering experience: Incidence and outcomes by site and histological type.
Hay AJ, Migliacci J, Karassawa Zanoni D, McGill M, Patel S, Ganly I
Cancer 2019 Oct 1;125(19):3354-3366. Epub 2019 Jun 7 doi: 10.1002/cncr.32208. PMID: 31174233Free PMC Article

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