title: Terminal duct adenocarcinomas of the parotid gland.
abstract: The major salivary glands are considered to rarely be the sites of primary terminal duct adenocarcinomas, a neoplasm with a considerable predilection for origin from intraoral minor salivary glands. We present a clinicopathological study of 22 terminal duct adenocarcinomas of the parotid gland, the largest single series to date. A comparison between the parotid neoplasms and over 200 minor salivary gland terminal duct adenocarcinomas indicates there is little difference in biological behaviour and confirms the low-grade quality of the carcinomas, regardless of site of origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Kemp
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Batsakis
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: el-Naggar
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Kotliar
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Luna
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology