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Salivary Duct Carcinoma

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Associated Genetic Biomarkers

Overview

NCI Definition: An aggressive, high grade adenocarcinoma that arises from the salivary glands. It usually affects elderly males and presents as a rapidly enlarging mass. It metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and distant anatomic sites. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Significant Genes in Salivary Duct Carcinoma

ERBB2 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Carcinoma of the Salivary Duct, Salivary gland duct carcinoma, Carcinoma of Salivary Duct, High Grade Salivary Duct Carcinoma
Parent(s)
Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma
OncoTree Name
Salivary Duct Carcinoma
OncoTree Code
SDCA

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.