Clinical characteristics of acinic cell carcinoma and secretory carcinoma of the parotid gland.
Tetsuya TeradaRyo KawataKeiki NoroMasaaki HigashinoShuji NishikawaShin-Ichi HaginomoriYoshitaka KurisuHiroko KuwabaraYoshinobu HirosePublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2019)
In 24 patients previously diagnosed with AcCC, re-analysis of the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion product indicated that 14 patients actually had SC. Although AcCC and SC show similarities of their biological aggressiveness and prognosis, patients with SC were significantly more likely to be male and younger.