Clinicopathological and immunohistochemical behavior of ductal carcinoma of the salivary and lacrimal gland in a Mexican Mestizo population

Purpose Salivary gland tumors are rare and include benign and malignant entities with different behavior and prognosis. Salivary gland carcinoma accounts for 0.2% of all cancers and 5–9% of head and neck carcinomas. We aim to describe the clinicopathological characteristics and discuss the immunohis...

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Published in:European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology 2022, Vol.279 (1), p.327-333
Main Authors: Luna-Ortiz, Kuauhyama, Dominguez-Malagon, Hugo, Corredor-Alonso, Guillermo E., Reynoso-Noveron, Nancy, Herrera-Ponzanelli, Cesar, Luna-Peteuil, Zelik, Zacarias-Ramon, Luis C.
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Language:English
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Biomarkers, Tumor
Carcinoma, Ductal - therapy
Head and Neck
Head and Neck Surgery
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Lacrimal Apparatus
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Neurosurgery
Otorhinolaryngology
Parotid Neoplasms
Salivary Gland Neoplasms
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Summary:Purpose Salivary gland tumors are rare and include benign and malignant entities with different behavior and prognosis. Salivary gland carcinoma accounts for 0.2% of all cancers and 5–9% of head and neck carcinomas. We aim to describe the clinicopathological characteristics and discuss the immunohistochemical findings of salivary ductal carcinoma. Methods We obtained 17 cases (2.3%) of salivary ductal carcinoma (SDC) from 727 patients with parotid tumors at our cancer center from a database covering a 22-year period (1996–2018). Two pathologists confirmed the diagnosis and excluded 6 cases. Eleven cases were assessed by immunohistochemistry (IHC) for HER2, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), androgen receptor (AR), mammaglobin, P53, GATA3, S100, cytokeratins (7,8,14,18, and 20), P63, PAX8, calponin, and SOX10. Results Eleven SDC cases were in advanced stage, and 80% had metastasis. All cases were surgically treated, and 40% received different adjuvant chemotherapy regimens. we found that most patients were dead of disease. The histological and immunohistochemical analysis showed that 70% of cases were high-grade, 40% were positive for HER2, and 50% for AR. Moreover, a high Ki-67 proliferative index was detected in all cases. We observed luminal differentiation in 50% of cases. Conclusion SDC is a rare entity and survival is very poor. It is histologically similar to ductal carcinoma of the breast. However, important differences exist that help to distinguish them in case of synchronous cancers. The clinical behavior of SDC seems to be more aggressive and IHC analysis is useful for designing therapies.
ISSN:0937-4477
1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-021-06757-x