Overview

NCI Definition: An infrequent small cell carcinoma that arises from the salivary glands and is characterized by the presence of a high number of mitotic figures. [1]

Significant Genes in Salivary Gland Small Cell Carcinoma

ERBB2 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland, Salivary Gland Neuroendocrine Carcinoma, Small Cell Salivary Gland Carcinoma, Anaplastic Small Cell Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland, Salivary Gland Anaplastic Small Cell Carcinoma
Parent(s)
Small Cell Carcinoma

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.