title: Mammary analog secretory carcinoma of salivary gland: cytologic diagnosis and differential diagnosis of an unreported entity.
abstract: Mammary analog secretory carcinoma of salivary gland (MASC) is a recently described salivary gland tumor. Cytologic features of this neoplasm have hitherto not been described in the literature. This report discusses the fine-needle aspiration findings of MASC and its differential diagnosis. Aspirates were richly cellular and consisted of clusters and singly dispersed cells with mild cytologic atypia. Cytoplasm was abundant and finely vacuolated. Signet ring cells were observed. Surgical resection confirmed the diagnosis of MASC.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert School of Medicine of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, USA. lpisharodi@lifespan.org
authors.forename: Latha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pisharodi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002881:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 12; D002884:Chromosomes, Human, Pair 15; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000473:pathology; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000235:genetics; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000235:genetics; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets / Q000235:genetics; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014178:Translocation, Genetic; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods; D000097764:ETS Translocation Variant 6 Protein; D020812:Receptor, trkC
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion; D050783:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D000097764:ETS Translocation Variant 6 Protein; C484319:ETV6-NTRK3 fusion protein, human; D020812:Receptor, trkC