Expression of cancer/testis antigens in salivary gland carcinomas with reference to MAGE-A and NY-ESO-1 expression in adenoid cystic carcinoma.

Shintaro BeppuYohei ItoKana FujiiKosuke SaidaHisashi TakinoAyako MasakiTakayuki MuraseKimihide KusafukaYoshiyuki IidaTetsuro OnitsukaYasushi YatabeNobuhiro HanaiYasuhisa HasegawaKei IjichiShingo MurakamiHiroshi Inagaki

Published in: Histopathology (2017)

These findings suggest that CTAs may be expressed in a variety of salivary gland carcinomas, especially in those with higher histological grades. In addition, MAGE-A, which is frequently expressed in AdCC cases, may be a useful prognostic factor for poorer locoregional recurrence-free survival.

Keyphrases

free survival
prognostic factors
poor prognosis
high grade
papillary thyroid
binding protein
dendritic cells
squamous cell
squamous cell carcinoma