Open AccessSecretory Carcinoma: A Silent Mass Increasing in the Parotid Gland
Author(s) -
Cheng Chieh Lu,
Chien Jui Cheng,
Yu Chien Kao,
Mei Chien Chen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access macedonian journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.288
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 1857-9655
DOI - 10.3889/oamjms.2020.4603
Subject(s) - medicine , parotid gland , salivary gland , carcinoma , immunohistochemistry , pathology , lymph node , distant metastasis , metastasis , mammary gland , lymph node metastasis , salivary gland cancer , oncology , cancer , breast cancer
BACKGROUND: Secretory carcinoma (SC) of the salivary gland, also known as mammary analog secretory carcinoma, is a rare tumor in the parotid gland. This kind of tumor is characterized by generally indolent clinical behavior and expression of a break in the ETV6 gene.
CASE REPORT: We present a unique case of secretory carcinoma and show its favorable prognoses.
CONCLUSION: Secretory carcinoma of the salivary gland is a low-grade carcinoma with a favorable prognosis. It has low regional lymph node and distant metastasis potential. Due to the possibility of misdiagnosis, immunohistochemical studies and FISH are suggested. The most effective treatment is complete surgical excision with negative surgical margins.