High-Grade Transformation of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Delineated with a Fibrous Rim: A Case Report

Sayar H., SARIOĞLU S., BAKARİŞ S., Yildirim I., Oztarakci H.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.30, sa.3, ss.333-336, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 30 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2013.7220
  • Dergi Adı: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.333-336
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Adenoid cystic carcinoma, submandibulary gland, dedifferentiation, high-grade transformation, SALIVARY-GLAND, DEDIFFERENTIATION
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.