Overview

NCI Definition: A carcinoma that arises from the major or minor salivary glands. Representative examples include carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, adenocarcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, and mucoepidermoid carcinoma. [1]

Significant Genes in Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm

ABL1 +

ALK +

BRAF +

DDR2 +

EGFR +

EPHA2 +

ERBB2 +

ERBB4 +

FGFR1 +

FGFR2 +

FLT1 +

FLT4 +

FRK +

KDR +

KIT +

MAPK11 +

PDGFRA +

PDGFRB +

POLE +

PTCH1 +

RAF1 +

RET +

SMO +

TEK +

TRNAK2 +

VEGFA +

VEGFB +

VEGFC +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Cancer of the Salivary Gland, Salivary Gland Cancer, Malignant Salivary Gland Tumor
Parent(s)
Salivary Gland Neoplasm
Children
Malignant Parotid Gland Neoplasm, Malignant Sublingual Gland Neoplasm, Salivary Gland Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Carcinosarcoma, and Malignant Submandibular Gland Neoplasm

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.