Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the uterine cervix. A tumor with myoepithelial and neuroendocrine differentiation

Hugo R. Domínguez-Malagón, Guillermo Flores-Flores, Abelardo Meneses Garcia, Jae Y. Ro

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Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cervix, an aggressive tumor, shows the same histologic features as adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands. It is characterized by small cells in a cribriform, pseudoglandular pattern with hyaline cylinders. The authors present the ultrastructural features of two cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cervix. Both tumors were composed of epithelial cells, myoepithelial cells, and cylinders formed of reduplicated basement membrane. In addition, the second case had neuroendocrine differentiation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)77-81
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Surgical Pathology
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1996

Keywords

  • Adenoid-cystic carcinoma
  • Cervix
  • Myoepithelial and neuroendocrine differentiation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Anatomy
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Surgery

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