Overview

NCI Definition: An adenocarcinoma arising from the salivary gland. It includes the salivary gland polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma, salivary gland oncocytic carcinoma, salivary gland mucinous adenocarcinoma, salivary gland low grade cribriform cystadenocarcinoma, salivary gland cystadenocarcinoma, salivary gland basal cell adenocarcinoma, salivary gland acinic cell carcinoma, salivary duct carcinoma, and salivary gland adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified. [1]

Significant Genes in Salivary Gland Adenocarcinoma

ERBB2 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Adenocarcinoma of Salivary Gland, Adenocarcinoma of the Salivary Gland
Parent(s)
Salivary Gland Carcinoma
Children
Salivary Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Polymorphous Low Grade Adenocarcinoma, Salivary Gland Oncocytic Carcinoma, Salivary Gland Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma, Mammary Analog Secretory Carcinoma of Salivary Gland, Salivary Gland Sebaceous Carcinoma, and Salivary Duct Carcinoma
OncoTree Name
Salivary Adenocarcinoma
OncoTree Code
SAAD

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.