Adenoid cystic carcinoma

Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Overview
Adenoid cystic cancer (AdCC) is an uncommon type of cancer that can exist in many different body sites.

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Causes, Symptoms and Treatment and Related Disorders ...

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
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What Is Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma?
Overview
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (AdCC) is a rare malignant neoplasm that typically occurs in the head and neck, particularly in the salivary glands.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Classification and external resources
Micrograph of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland. H&E stain.
ICD-O:
M8200/3
MeSH
D003528 ...

Term Definition
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
A rare type of cancer that usually begins in the salivary glands.
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma, pulmonary, Fig.1 (a)
Adenoid cystic carcinoma, pulmonary, Fig.1 (b) ...

This adenoid cystic carcinoma occurred in a patient who had had numerous previous basal cell carcinomas. It was widely excised.
Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC) of the lacrimal gland. AdCC is a rare form of adenocarcinoma, which is a broad term covering any cancer arising from glandular tissues.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma: These cancers have both glandular and cystic features. They tend not to spread aggressively and have a good prognosis.
The following are other uncommon types of breast cancer: ...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Adenoid cystic carcinoma, formerly known as cylindroma, is a slow growing but aggressive neoplasm with a remarkable capacity for recurrence.

adenoid cystic carcinoma A rare type of cancer that usually begins in the salivary glands.
adenoma A noncancerous tumor.
adenopathy Large or swollen lymph glands.

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ADD-uh-noid SIS-tik kar-sin-O-muh)
This type of cancer rarely develops in the breast. It is more often found in the salivary glands.

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Adenoid cystic carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of minor salivary glands (and of the trachea). It is a slowly growing malignant transformation of a much more common benign cylindroma.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma.
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Meaning: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Other abbreviations from this category
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma (See Salivary gland cancer)
Adenoma hyperplastic nodules (See Thyroid Cancer)
Adjustment disorder (See Depression)
Adnexal mass (See Adnexal Tumors)
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There isn’t any evidence linking adenoid cystic carcinoma of the trachea to smoking. Like many cancers the cause is unknown. It seems to affect men and women equally and is more common between the ages of 40 and 60.

bronchial adenoma, endobronchial neuroendocrine tumor, Kulchitsky tumor, bronchial carcinoid, bronchial gland tumor, mucous gland carcinoma, mucous gland adenomas, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, cylindromas, ...

This term describes all of the following types of tumors: neuroendocrine tumors (carcinoids), adenoid cystic carcinomas (cylindromas), mucoepidermoid carcinomas, mucous gland adenomas, ...

Agenesis of the corpus callosum, a rare birth defect in which there is a complete or partial absence of the corpus callosum
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma (also abbreviated AdCC), ...

The type of cancer, or carcinoma, is classified according to the type of cell that undergoes the malignant change. Of these cancers, 90 per cent are of the squamous cell type. Other types are called adenocarcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma and ...

See also: Carcinoma, Cancer, Adenocarcinoma, Adenoma, Symptom