title: Adenocarcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract.
abstract: Although squamous cell carcinoma is the most frequent malignant diagnosis made with upper aerodigestive tract specimens, a myriad of neoplasms can occur throughout the area. Very uncommonly, one encounters adenocarcinomas that cannot be better classified as salivary gland-type neoplasia. This manuscript reviews these tumors, including sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinomas, sinonasal low-grade and high-grade nonintestinal adenocarcinomas and nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinomas. Clinical, histologic, and immunohistochemical features and differential diagnoses are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Stelow
authors.forename: Stacey E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Mills
authors.forename: Vickie Y
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Jo
authors.forename: Diane L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*