title: Heterotopic salivary gland adenocarcinoma in the cervical region.
abstract: A case of heterotopic salivary gland adenocarcinoma (HSGA) in the right cervical region is presented. The carcinoma cells were positive for alpha-amylase, carcinoembryonic antigen, epithelial membrane antigen, cytokeratin as well as for expression of human salivary alpha-amylase messenger ribonucleic acid. The possibility of HSGA should be considered when an adenocarcinoma producing human salivary alpha-amylase is diagnosed away from sites where major and minor salivary glands normally are found.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iga
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hirokawa
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007633:Keratins / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D018396:Mucin-1 / Q000032:analysis; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology*; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000473:pathology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012469:Salivary Glands; D000516:alpha-Amylases / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D002272:Carcinoembryonic Antigen; D018396:Mucin-1; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007633:Keratins; D000516:alpha-Amylases