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Esophageal adenoid cystic carcinoma

MedGen UID:
232468
•Concept ID:
C1333441
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Esophagus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of esophagus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of oesophagus; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Esophagus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of the esophagus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oesophagus; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma, Esophagus; adenoid cystic carcinoma, esophagus; adenoid cystic carcinoma, oesophagus; Adenoid Cystic Esophagus Carcinoma; adenoid cystic esophagus carcinoma; adenoid cystic oesophagus carcinoma; esophageal adenoid cystic cancer; Esophageal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; esophageal adenoid cystic carcinoma; Esophagus Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; esophagus adenoid cystic carcinoma; oesophagus adenoid cystic carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003186

Definition

An infrequent esophageal carcinoma arising from esophageal glands. (WHO) [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVEsophageal adenoid cystic carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: assessment for high-risk human papillomavirus and related molecular markers.
Bellizzi AM, Woodford RL, Moskaluk CA, Jones DR, Kozower BD, Stelow EB
Am J Surg Pathol 2009 Nov;33(11):1608-14. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0b013e3181b46fd4. PMID: 19738459
Management of malignant tracheobronchial stenoses with the use of airway stents.
Su JM, Wu TC, Wu MF, Chang H, Chou MC
J Chin Med Assoc 2004 Sep;67(9):458-64. PMID: 15617306

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection of upper gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors: A case series pilot study (with video).
Kim SJ, Kim TU, Choi CW, Kim HW, Park SB, Ryu DG
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Oct 14;101(41):e31072. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031072. PMID: 36254017Free PMC Article
Response to oxaliplatin with cetuximab in minor salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma.
De Dosso S, Mazzucchelli L, Ghielmini M, Saletti P
Tumori 2009 May-Jun;95(3):378-81. doi: 10.1177/030089160909500319. PMID: 19688981

Diagnosis

Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma in the esophagus.
Rodriguez Zamboni JA, Bof C, Feola V, Lenzi S
Medicina (B Aires) 2024;84(5):983-986. PMID: 39399940
A Small Esophageal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Treated by Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection.
Ding X, Lv Y, Shen S
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022 Nov;20(11):A37-A38. Epub 2022 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.05.039. PMID: 35718338
Endoscopic submucosal dissection in a patient with esophageal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Yoshikawa K, Kinoshita A, Hirose Y, Shibata K, Akasu T, Hagiwara N, Yokota T, Imai N, Iwaku A, Kobayashi G, Kobayashi H, Fushiya N, Kijima H, Koike K, Kaneyama H, Ikeda K, Saruta M
World J Gastroenterol 2017 Dec 7;23(45):8097-8103. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8097. PMID: 29259386Free PMC Article

Therapy

Response to oxaliplatin with cetuximab in minor salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma.
De Dosso S, Mazzucchelli L, Ghielmini M, Saletti P
Tumori 2009 May-Jun;95(3):378-81. doi: 10.1177/030089160909500319. PMID: 19688981
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the esophagus. Complete response to combination chemotherapy.
Petursson SR
Cancer 1986 Apr 15;57(8):1464-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19860415)57:8<1464::aid-cncr2820570805>3.0.co;2-f. PMID: 3004692

Prognosis

Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma in the esophagus.
Rodriguez Zamboni JA, Bof C, Feola V, Lenzi S
Medicina (B Aires) 2024;84(5):983-986. PMID: 39399940
Response to oxaliplatin with cetuximab in minor salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma.
De Dosso S, Mazzucchelli L, Ghielmini M, Saletti P
Tumori 2009 May-Jun;95(3):378-81. doi: 10.1177/030089160909500319. PMID: 19688981
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the esophagus. Complete response to combination chemotherapy.
Petursson SR
Cancer 1986 Apr 15;57(8):1464-7. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19860415)57:8<1464::aid-cncr2820570805>3.0.co;2-f. PMID: 3004692

Clinical prediction guides

Underwater endoscopic mucosal resection of upper gastrointestinal subepithelial tumors: A case series pilot study (with video).
Kim SJ, Kim TU, Choi CW, Kim HW, Park SB, Ryu DG
Medicine (Baltimore) 2022 Oct 14;101(41):e31072. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000031072. PMID: 36254017Free PMC Article
Endoscopic submucosal dissection in a patient with esophageal adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Yoshikawa K, Kinoshita A, Hirose Y, Shibata K, Akasu T, Hagiwara N, Yokota T, Imai N, Iwaku A, Kobayashi G, Kobayashi H, Fushiya N, Kijima H, Koike K, Kaneyama H, Ikeda K, Saruta M
World J Gastroenterol 2017 Dec 7;23(45):8097-8103. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i45.8097. PMID: 29259386Free PMC Article

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