title: Signet-ring cell (mucin-producing) adenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands: report of a case.
abstract: Salivary gland tumors account for a significant group of head and neck neoplasms. Signet-ring cell (mucin-producing) adenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands was described by Ghannoum and Freedman in 2004. We report a case of this extremely rare minor salivary gland neoplasm in an 18-year-old male. To our knowledge, this patient is the youngest to ever be reported having this tumor.
authors.affiliation: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center/University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Jassem
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bastaki
authors.forename: Kurt
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Summersgill
mesh_terms: D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000473:pathology*; D000293:Adolescent; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*