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| Image = Polymorphous_low-grade_adenocarcinoma_high_mag.jpg | | Image = Polymorphous_low-grade_adenocarcinoma_high_mag.jpg | ||
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| Caption = | | Caption = Polymorphous adenocarcinoma. [[H&E stain]]. | ||
| Synonyms = polymorphmous low-grade adenocarcinoma (obsolete term) | |||
| Micro = low-grade cytology - nuclei ovoid & small, small nucleoli, powdery chromatin ([[papillary thyroid carcinoma]]-like appearance); eosinophilic cytoplasm; variable architecture - often small nests, classically has whorling ("eye-of-storm") pattern and single file pattern | | Micro = low-grade cytology - nuclei ovoid & small, small nucleoli, powdery chromatin ([[papillary thyroid carcinoma]]-like appearance); eosinophilic cytoplasm; variable architecture - often small nests, classically has whorling ("eye-of-storm") pattern and single file pattern | ||
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| LMDDx = [[adenoid cystic carcinoma]], [[pleomorphic adenoma]], cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland | | LMDDx = [[adenoid cystic carcinoma]], [[pleomorphic adenoma]], [[cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland]] | ||
| Stains = | | Stains = | ||
| IHC = S-100 +ve, CK7 +ve, vimentin +ve | | IHC = S-100 +ve, CK7 +ve, p40 -ve, p63 +ve, vimentin +ve | ||
| EM = | | EM = | ||
| Molecular = | | Molecular = | ||
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'''Polymorphous | '''Polymorphous adenocarcinoma''', abbreviated '''PAC''', is a rare malignant [[salivary gland]] tumour. | ||
It was previously known as '''polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma''', abbreviated '''PLGA'''.<ref name=pmid29761209>{{cite journal |authors=Vander Poorten V, Triantafyllou A, Skálová A, Stenman G, Bishop JA, Hauben E, Hunt JL, Hellquist H, Feys S, De Bree R, Mäkitie AA, Quer M, Strojan P, Guntinas-Lichius O, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A |title=Polymorphous adenocarcinoma of the salivary glands: reappraisal and update |journal=Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol |volume=275 |issue=7 |pages=1681–1695 |date=July 2018 |pmid=29761209 |doi=10.1007/s00405-018-4985-5 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==General== | ==General== | ||
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Note: | Note: | ||
*'' | *''Pretty much always'' a low-grade tumour. | ||
DDx: | DDx: | ||
*[[Adenoid cystic carcinoma]]. | *[[Adenoid cystic carcinoma]]. | ||
*[[Pleomorphic adenoma]]. | *[[Pleomorphic adenoma]]. | ||
*[[Cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland]].<ref name= | *[[Cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland]] - if one considers it a separate diagnosis. | ||
</ref> | **The ''World Health Organization'' lumps ''[[cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland]]'' with ''polymorphous adenocarcinoma''.<ref name=pmid29761209>{{cite journal |authors=Vander Poorten V, Triantafyllou A, Skálová A, Stenman G, Bishop JA, Hauben E, Hunt JL, Hellquist H, Feys S, De Bree R, Mäkitie AA, Quer M, Strojan P, Guntinas-Lichius O, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A |title=Polymorphous adenocarcinoma of the salivary glands: reappraisal and update |journal=Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol |volume=275 |issue=7 |pages=1681–1695 |date=July 2018 |pmid=29761209 |doi=10.1007/s00405-018-4985-5 |url=}}</ref> | ||
===Images=== | ===Images=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
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*CK7 +ve. | *CK7 +ve. | ||
*Vimentin +ve. | *Vimentin +ve. | ||
*p63 +ve (22 of 23 cases<ref name=pmid31653135/>). | |||
*p40 -ve (22 of 23 cases<ref name=pmid31653135>{{cite journal |authors=Atiq A, Mushtaq S, Hassan U, Loya A, Hussain M, Akhter N |title=Utility of p63 and p40 in Distinguishing Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma and Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma |journal=Asian Pac J Cancer Prev |volume=20 |issue=10 |pages=2917–2921 |date=October 2019 |pmid=31653135 |pmc=6982655 |doi=10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.10.2917 |url=}}</ref>). | |||
**Useful to differentiate from [[adenoid cystic carcinoma]] (AdCC); AdCC is usually p63 +ve/p40 +ve (36 of 47 cases) or p63 -ve/p40 -ve (10 of 47 cases). | |||
***p63 +ve/p40 +ve is seen in pleomorphic adenoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma (in addition to adenoid cystic carcinoma).<ref name=pmid34518135>{{cite journal |authors=Sivakumar N, Narwal A, Pandiar D, Devi A, Anand R, Bansal D, Kamboj M |title=Diagnostic utility of p63/p40 in the histologic differentiation of salivary gland tumors: A systematic review |journal=Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol |volume=133 |issue=2 |pages=189–198 |date=February 2022 |pmid=34518135 |doi=10.1016/j.oooo.2021.07.010 |url=}}</ref> | |||
Others: | Others: | ||
*GFAP +ve/-ve. | *GFAP +ve/-ve. | ||
**One study suggests GFAP cleanly separates the PLGA (-ve) from [[pleomorphic adenoma]] (+ve).<ref name=pmid11174597>{{Cite journal | last1 = Curran | first1 = AE. | last2 = White | first2 = DK. | last3 = Damm | first3 = DD. | last4 = Murrah | first4 = VA. | title = Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma versus pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary glands: resolution of a diagnostic dilemma by immunohistochemical analysis with glial fibrillary acidic protein. | journal = Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod | volume = 91 | issue = 2 | pages = 194-9 | month = Feb | year = 2001 | doi = 10.1067/moe.2001.111306 | PMID = 11174597 }}</ref> | |||
*BCL2 +ve/-ve. | *BCL2 +ve/-ve. | ||
*Generally negative for myoepithelial markers (calponin, actin) - '''useful if negative'''. | *Generally negative for myoepithelial markers (calponin, actin) - '''useful if negative'''. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist| | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Salivary gland]] | [[Category:Salivary gland]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:41, 2 June 2024
| Polymorphous adenocarcinoma | |
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| Diagnosis in short | |
 Polymorphous adenocarcinoma. H&E stain. | |
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| Synonyms | polymorphmous low-grade adenocarcinoma (obsolete term) |
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| LM | low-grade cytology - nuclei ovoid & small, small nucleoli, powdery chromatin (papillary thyroid carcinoma-like appearance); eosinophilic cytoplasm; variable architecture - often small nests, classically has whorling ("eye-of-storm") pattern and single file pattern |
| LM DDx | adenoid cystic carcinoma, pleomorphic adenoma, cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland |
| IHC | S-100 +ve, CK7 +ve, p40 -ve, p63 +ve, vimentin +ve |
| Site | oral cavity, salivary gland |
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| Prevalence | uncommon (varies by study) |
| Prognosis | good |
Polymorphous adenocarcinoma, abbreviated PAC, is a rare malignant salivary gland tumour.
It was previously known as polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma, abbreviated PLGA.[1]
General
- Female:male ~= 2:1.
- Older people ~50-70 years old.
- Large variably in the prevalence reported - suggests a lacking of reproducibility in the diagnosis.[2]
- Slow growing - metastases rare - prognosis good.[3][4]
Gross
- Tumour of the minor salivary glands.[5]
- Almost exclusively in the oral cavity - usually palate.[3]
Microscopic
Features:[6]
- Architecture: often small nests, may be targetoid.
- Classically has whorling with eye-of-storm & single file.
- Cytologically monotonous (uniform) with variable architecture - key feature.
- Nucleus: ovoid & small, small nucleoli, powdery chromatin.
- Papillary thyroid carcinoma-like appearance.
- Cytoplasm: eosinophilic.
- Nucleus: ovoid & small, small nucleoli, powdery chromatin.
- Indistinct cell borders.
Note:
- Pretty much always a low-grade tumour.
DDx:
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma.
- Pleomorphic adenoma.
- Cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland - if one considers it a separate diagnosis.
- The World Health Organization lumps cribriform adenocarcinoma of the minor salivary gland with polymorphous adenocarcinoma.[1]
Images
PLGA - very low mag. (WC/Nephron)
PLGA - high mag. (WC/Nephron)
IHC
Features:[2]
- S-100 +ve.
- CK7 +ve.
- Vimentin +ve.
- p63 +ve (22 of 23 cases[7]).
- p40 -ve (22 of 23 cases[7]).
- Useful to differentiate from adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC); AdCC is usually p63 +ve/p40 +ve (36 of 47 cases) or p63 -ve/p40 -ve (10 of 47 cases).
- p63 +ve/p40 +ve is seen in pleomorphic adenoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma (in addition to adenoid cystic carcinoma).[8]
- Useful to differentiate from adenoid cystic carcinoma (AdCC); AdCC is usually p63 +ve/p40 +ve (36 of 47 cases) or p63 -ve/p40 -ve (10 of 47 cases).
Others:
- GFAP +ve/-ve.
- One study suggests GFAP cleanly separates the PLGA (-ve) from pleomorphic adenoma (+ve).[9]
- BCL2 +ve/-ve.
- Generally negative for myoepithelial markers (calponin, actin) - useful if negative.
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vander Poorten V, Triantafyllou A, Skálová A, Stenman G, Bishop JA, Hauben E, Hunt JL, Hellquist H, Feys S, De Bree R, Mäkitie AA, Quer M, Strojan P, Guntinas-Lichius O, Rinaldo A, Ferlito A (July 2018). "Polymorphous adenocarcinoma of the salivary glands: reappraisal and update". Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 275 (7): 1681–1695. doi:10.1007/s00405-018-4985-5. PMID 29761209.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 de Araujo, VC.; Passador-Santos, F.; Turssi, C.; Soares, AB.; de Araujo, NS. (2013). "Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma: an analysis of epidemiological studies and hints for pathologists.". Diagn Pathol 8: 6. doi:10.1186/1746-1596-8-6. PMID 23320410.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paleri, V.; Robinson, M.; Bradley, P. (Apr 2008). "Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma of the head and neck.". Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 16 (2): 163-9. doi:10.1097/MOO.0b013e3282f70441. PMID 18327037.
- ↑ Fife, TA.; Smith, B.; Sullivan, CA.; Browne, JD.; Waltonen, JD.. "Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma: a 17 patient case series.". Am J Otolaryngol 34 (5): 445-8. doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2013.03.012. PMID 23618791.
- ↑ Andreu-Barasoain, M.; Vicente-Martín, FJ.; Gómez de la Fuente, E.; Salamanca-Santamaría, J.; Pampín-Franco, A.; López-Estebaranz, JL. (2013). "Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma in the upper lip: a well-described but infrequently recognized tumor.". Dermatol Online J 19 (8): 19265. PMID 24021444.
- ↑ Humphrey, Peter A; Dehner, Louis P; Pfeifer, John D (2008). The Washington Manual of Surgical Pathology (1st ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 74. ISBN 978-0781765275.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Atiq A, Mushtaq S, Hassan U, Loya A, Hussain M, Akhter N (October 2019). "Utility of p63 and p40 in Distinguishing Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma and Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma". Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 20 (10): 2917–2921. doi:10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.10.2917. PMC 6982655. PMID 31653135. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6982655/.
- ↑ Sivakumar N, Narwal A, Pandiar D, Devi A, Anand R, Bansal D, Kamboj M (February 2022). "Diagnostic utility of p63/p40 in the histologic differentiation of salivary gland tumors: A systematic review". Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 133 (2): 189–198. doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2021.07.010. PMID 34518135.
- ↑ Curran, AE.; White, DK.; Damm, DD.; Murrah, VA. (Feb 2001). "Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma versus pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary glands: resolution of a diagnostic dilemma by immunohistochemical analysis with glial fibrillary acidic protein.". Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 91 (2): 194-9. doi:10.1067/moe.2001.111306. PMID 11174597.