Minor Salivary Gland Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

Preferred Label : Minor Salivary Gland Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma;

NCIt synonyms : Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Gland; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Minor Salivary Gland;

NCIt definition : A carcinoma that arises from the minor salivary glands. It usually presents as a firm and painless mass. It is characterized by the presence of epidermoid cells, mucus producing cells, and cells of intermediate type. The majority of cases have a favorable outcome.;

Neoplastic status : Malignant;

Details

Origin ID

C5953;

UMLS CUI

C1334773;

Disease excludes abnormal cell
- Malignant Stromal Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Smooth Muscle Cell [NCIt concept]
Disease may have findings
- Globular Hyaline Body [NCIt concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Minor Salivary Gland [NCIt concept]
- Salivary Gland [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Neoplastic Process [UMLS semantic type]
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- NCIt Neoplasm Core Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- Benign Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Malignant Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cuboidal Mucous Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Goblet-Like Mucous Cell [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Squamoid Cell [NCIt concept]
- Mucin-Producing Malignant Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Cell [NCIt concept]
- Neoplastic Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Carcinomatous Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Cystic Change [NCIt concept]
- Epithelial Component Present [NCIt concept]
- Fibrotic Stroma Formation [NCIt concept]
- Malignant Cellular Infiltrate [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Cell [NCIt concept]
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- Epithelial Tissue [NCIt concept]
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- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Minor Salivary Gland [NCIt concept]
- Salivary Gland [NCIt concept]
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- CRTC1/MAML2 Fusion Gene [NCIt concept]
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- t(11;19)(q21;p13) [NCIt concept]
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- CRTC1-MAML2 Fusion Protein Expression [NCIt concept]

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