Open AccessCharacterization and localization of c-kit and epidermal growth factor receptor in different patterns of adenoid cystic carcinoma
Author(s) -
Abhishek Jain,
Devi Charan Shetty,
Ajit Singh Rathore,
Kiran Kumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1482.177504
Subject(s) - adenoid cystic carcinoma , epidermal growth factor receptor , immunohistochemistry , pathology , adenoid , population , salivary gland , myoepithelial cell , h&e stain , biology , epidermal growth factor , carcinoma , medicine , receptor , environmental health
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands. It accounts for most cases of minor salivary gland malignancies and a substantial proportion of parotid and submandibular gland malignancies. ACC is associated with a high mortality rate, and it often recurs after prolonged periods of time, and this occurs even when radical excision has been performed.