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Carcinoma, Acinar Cell MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Carcinoma, Acinar Cell
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.470.200.025.215
Unique ID
D018267
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018267
Annotation
coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term
Scope Note
A malignant tumor arising from secreting cells of a racemose gland, particularly the salivary glands. Racemose (Latin racemosus, full of clusters) refers, as does acinar (Latin acinus, grape), to small saclike dilatations in various glands. Acinar cell carcinomas are usually well differentiated and account for about 13% of the cancers arising in the parotid gland. Lymph node metastasis occurs in about 16% of cases. Local recurrences and distant metastases many years after treatment are common. This tumor appears in all age groups and is most common in women. (Stedman, 25th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1240; from DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p575)
Entry Term(s)
Acinar Carcinoma
Acinar Cell Adenocarcinoma
Acinic Cell Adenocarcinoma
Acinic Cell Carcinoma
Acinic Cell Tumor
Serous Acinar Adenoma
Previous Indexing
Carcinoma (1966-1993)
Public MeSH Note
94
History Note
94
Date Established
1994/01/01
Date of Entry
1993/06/25
Revision Date
2010/06/25
Carcinoma, Acinar Cell Preferred
Serous Acinar Adenoma Related
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