Departments of Cytology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education& Research, Chandigarh, India.
Departments of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
Cytopathology. 2020 May;31(3):215-222. doi: 10.1111/cyt.12789. Epub 2019 Dec 25.
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a ubiquitous tumour which can occur in several sites of the human body. Commonly, it affects the salivary glands but also can rarely occur in various extra-salivary locations.
To study the clinical and cytological features of extra-salivary ACC on fine needle aspiration cytology.
In this paper, we included 27 patients with extra-salivary ACC on fine needle aspiration cytology over a period of 5.5 years. The complete cytomorphological spectrum of extra-salivary ACC was studied.
The mean age of the patients was 50.2 years, with age ranging between 14 and 80 years. Male to female ratio was 1:1.7 with 17 females and 10 males. The most frequent primary site was the orbit, and the most frequent sites of metastasis were liver and lung.
Cytopathologists should be alert about the full range of location as well as the cytological spectrum of extra-salivary ACC for greater precision in diagnosis and prompt treatment.
腺样囊性癌(ACC)是一种广泛存在的肿瘤,可发生在人体的多个部位。通常,它会影响唾液腺,但也很少发生在各种唾液腺外的部位。
研究细针抽吸细胞学中唾液腺外腺样囊性癌的临床和细胞学特征。
本文纳入了 5.5 年内 27 例经细针抽吸细胞学诊断为唾液腺外腺样囊性癌的患者。研究了唾液腺外腺样囊性癌的完整细胞形态谱。
患者的平均年龄为 50.2 岁,年龄在 14 至 80 岁之间。男女比例为 1:1.7,女性 17 例,男性 10 例。最常见的原发部位是眼眶,最常见的转移部位是肝脏和肺部。
细胞病理学家应注意唾液腺外 ACC 的位置范围以及其细胞学特征,以便更准确地诊断和及时治疗。