title: Detection of neuroendocrine feature about salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the possibility of neuroendocrine feature of salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma (SACC).
  
  
  METHODS
  Immunohistochemical staining was operated in SACC with S-100 protein, neurospecific enolase (NSE), chromogranin A, and synaptophysin, which are specific and correlative with neuroendocrine cells and neoplasias.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The positive expression of S-100, NSE, chromogranin, and synaptophysin were 42, 32, 8, and 7, respectively, in 50 cases of SACC.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Neuroendocrine feature in some SACC cells is possibly indicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University (CMU), P. R. China. stfbdc@pub.sy.ln,en
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D053379:Chromogranin A; D002864:Chromogranins / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D018358:Neuroendocrine Tumors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase / Q000032:analysis; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D016708:Synaptophysin / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D053379:Chromogranin A; D002864:Chromogranins; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D009418:S100 Proteins; D016708:Synaptophysin; D010751:Phosphopyruvate Hydratase