title: Unmasking MASC: bringing to light the unique morphologic, immunohistochemical and genetic features of the newly recognized mammary analogue secretory carcinoma of salivary glands.
abstract: Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC) is a recently described salivary gland neoplasm that is characterized by its striking morphologic and molecular similarities to secretory carcinoma of the breast. This review highlights the characteristic clinical, histologic, immunophenotypic, and molecular features of MASC, and draws attention to the differential diagnosis of this increasingly recognized tumor.
authors: Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 401 N. Broadway, Weinberg 2242, Baltimore, MD 21231, USA. jbisho16@jhmi.edu
authors: Justin A
authors: JA
authors: Bishop
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion / Q000235:genetics*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics*; D020812:Receptor, trkC; D000097764:ETS Translocation Variant 6 Protein
chemical_list: D015514:Oncogene Proteins, Fusion; C484319:ETV6-NTRK3 fusion protein, human; D020812:Receptor, trkC; D000097764:ETS Translocation Variant 6 Protein