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Malignant myoepithelioma

MedGen UID:
90822
Concept ID:
C0334699
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Myoepithelial carcinoma; Myoepithelioma carcinoma
SNOMED CT: Myoepithelial carcinoma (128884000); Malignant myoepithelioma (128884000); Infiltrating myoepithelioma (128884000); Myoepithelial carcinoma (1293098006)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003158

Definition

An infiltrating malignant tumor characterized by the presence of atypical cells with myoepithelial differentiation. Representative examples include malignant breast myoepithelioma and salivary gland myoepithelial carcinoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Chamberlain F, Cojocaru E, Scaranti M, Noujaim J, Constantinou A, Thway K, Fisher C, Messiou C, Strauss DC, Miah A, Zaidi S, Benson C, Gennatas S, Jones RL
Med Oncol 2019 Dec 27;37(2):13. doi: 10.1007/s12032-019-1335-4. PMID: 31879796
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Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2016 Oct 15;41(20):E1230-E1236. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000001582. PMID: 27031767

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lavareze L, Scarini JF, de Lima-Souza RA, Kimura TC, Gondak RO, Egal ESA, Altemani A, Mariano FV
J Oral Pathol Med 2023 Feb;52(2):101-108. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/jop.13395. PMID: 36504414
Tan PH, Ellis IO
J Clin Pathol 2013 Jun;66(6):465-70. Epub 2013 Mar 26 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2012-201078. PMID: 23533258
Pia-Foschini M, Reis-Filho JS, Eusebi V, Lakhani SR
J Clin Pathol 2003 Jul;56(7):497-506. doi: 10.1136/jcp.56.7.497. PMID: 12835294Free PMC Article
Di Palma S, Guzzo M
Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histopathol 1993;423(5):389-96. doi: 10.1007/BF01607152. PMID: 8116228
Seifert G
Eur J Cancer B Oral Oncol 1992 Jul;28B(1):49-56. doi: 10.1016/0964-1955(92)90013-q. PMID: 1330147

Diagnosis

Muscatello LV, Papa V, Millanta F, Sarli G, Bacci B, Cenacchi G, Poli A, Giudice C, Brunetti B
Vet Pathol 2021 Jan;58(1):63-70. Epub 2020 Nov 18 doi: 10.1177/0300985820969962. PMID: 33205712
Vilar-González S, Bradley K, Rico-Pérez J, Vogiatzis P, Golka D, Nigam A, Sivaramalingam M, Kazmi S
Clin Transl Oncol 2015 Nov;17(11):847-55. Epub 2015 Jul 2 doi: 10.1007/s12094-015-1329-4. PMID: 26133522
Liang YF, Zeng JC, Ruan JB, Kang DP, Wang LM, Chen C, Xu JF, Wu QL
Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2014;7(5):2654-7. Epub 2014 Apr 15 PMID: 24966981Free PMC Article
Suguna BV, Geethamani V, Niveditha SR, Monika LS
Malays J Pathol 2011 Dec;33(2):125-8. PMID: 22299214
Son HJ, Jung SH, Lee SY, Moon WS
Breast 2004 Dec;13(6):506-9. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2004.07.003. PMID: 15563859

Therapy

Liang H, Guo W, Yang Y, Li D, Yang R, Tang X, Yan T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jul 4;23(1):635. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05581-6. PMID: 35787280Free PMC Article
Skálová A, Agaimy A, Vanecek T, Baněčková M, Laco J, Ptáková N, Šteiner P, Majewska H, Biernat W, Corcione L, Eis V, Koshyk O, Vondrák J Jr, Michal M, Leivo I
Am J Surg Pathol 2021 Jan;45(1):1-13. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001591. PMID: 33027073
Chamberlain F, Cojocaru E, Scaranti M, Noujaim J, Constantinou A, Thway K, Fisher C, Messiou C, Strauss DC, Miah A, Zaidi S, Benson C, Gennatas S, Jones RL
Med Oncol 2019 Dec 27;37(2):13. doi: 10.1007/s12032-019-1335-4. PMID: 31879796
Tran PN, Zhuang L, Nangia CI, Mehta RS
Oncologist 2016 Dec;21(12):1492-1494. Epub 2016 Jul 29 doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0092. PMID: 27473043Free PMC Article
Terada T
Pathol Int 2011 Feb;61(2):99-103. Epub 2010 Dec 13 doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2010.02638.x. PMID: 21255187

Prognosis

Lavareze L, Scarini JF, de Lima-Souza RA, Kimura TC, Gondak RO, Egal ESA, Altemani A, Mariano FV
J Oral Pathol Med 2023 Feb;52(2):101-108. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/jop.13395. PMID: 36504414
Nagao T, Sugano I, Ishida Y, Tajima Y, Matsuzaki O, Konno A, Kondo Y, Nagao K
Cancer 1998 Oct 1;83(7):1292-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981001)83:7<1292::aid-cncr4>3.0.co;2-l. PMID: 9762928
Foschini MP, Eusebi V
Virchows Arch 1998 Apr;432(4):303-10. doi: 10.1007/s004280050170. PMID: 9565338
Di Palma S, Guzzo M
Virchows Arch A Pathol Anat Histopathol 1993;423(5):389-96. doi: 10.1007/BF01607152. PMID: 8116228
Seifert G
Eur J Cancer B Oral Oncol 1992 Jul;28B(1):49-56. doi: 10.1016/0964-1955(92)90013-q. PMID: 1330147

Clinical prediction guides

Liang H, Guo W, Yang Y, Li D, Yang R, Tang X, Yan T
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 2022 Jul 4;23(1):635. doi: 10.1186/s12891-022-05581-6. PMID: 35787280Free PMC Article
Tan PH, Ellis IO
J Clin Pathol 2013 Jun;66(6):465-70. Epub 2013 Mar 26 doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2012-201078. PMID: 23533258
Khademi B, Kazemi T, Bayat A, Bahranifard H, Daneshbod Y, Mohammadianpanah M
Acta Cytol 2010 Nov-Dec;54(6):1111-7. doi: 10.1159/000325253. PMID: 21428157
Ogawa I, Nishida T, Miyauchi M, Sato S, Takata T
Pathol Int 2003 Oct;53(10):704-9. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2003.01536.x. PMID: 14516322
Nagao T, Sugano I, Ishida Y, Tajima Y, Matsuzaki O, Konno A, Kondo Y, Nagao K
Cancer 1998 Oct 1;83(7):1292-9. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981001)83:7<1292::aid-cncr4>3.0.co;2-l. PMID: 9762928

Recent systematic reviews

Lavareze L, Scarini JF, de Lima-Souza RA, Kimura TC, Gondak RO, Egal ESA, Altemani A, Mariano FV
J Oral Pathol Med 2023 Feb;52(2):101-108. Epub 2023 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/jop.13395. PMID: 36504414

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