High-Grade Transformation of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Delineated with a Fibrous Rim: A Case Report
BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.30, no.3, pp.333-336, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
- Volume: 30 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2013
- Doi Number: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2013.7220
- Journal Name: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.333-336
- Keywords: Adenoid cystic carcinoma, submandibulary gland, dedifferentiation, high-grade transformation
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Background: High-grade transformation or dedifferentiation in carcinoma is progression of a low-grade malignant neoplasm to a high-grade carcinoma or poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. This is rarely observed in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands.