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Paranasal sinus adenoid cystic carcinoma

MedGen UID:
233840
•Concept ID:
C1335337
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Accessory Sinus Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; accessory sinus adenoid cystic carcinoma; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Accessory Sinus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of accessory sinus; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Paranasal Sinus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of paranasal sinus; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Accessory Sinus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of the accessory sinus; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of the paranasal sinus; Paranasal Sinus Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; paranasal sinus adenoid cystic carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006352

Definition

A rare adenoid cystic carcinoma that arises from the paranasal sinuses. It usually has an aggressive clinical course characterized by high recurrence rates and distant metastases. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVParanasal sinus adenoid cystic carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Current opinions on diagnosis and treatment of adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Fang Y, Peng Z, Wang Y, Gao K, Liu Y, Fan R, Zhang H, Xie Z, Jiang W
Oral Oncol 2022 Jul;130:105945. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.105945. PMID: 35662026
Radiotherapy of sinonasal cancers.
Larnaudie A, Delaby N, Marcy PY, Leleu T, Costes-Martineau V, Vergez S, de Gabory L, Quintyn JC, Doré M, Pointreau Y, Thariat J
Cancer Radiother 2022 Feb-Apr;26(1-2):156-167. Epub 2021 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2021.10.007. PMID: 34953697
Sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma: systematic review of survival and treatment strategies.
Husain Q, Kanumuri VV, Svider PF, Radvansky BM, Boghani Z, Liu JK, Eloy JA
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2013 Jan;148(1):29-39. Epub 2012 Oct 12 doi: 10.1177/0194599812464020. PMID: 23064210

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Diagnosis

Adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting as an orbital apex syndrome.
McDonald HR, Char DH
Ann Ophthalmol 1985 Dec;17(12):757-9. PMID: 3004304

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