Acinar Cell Carcinoma

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)

Also Known As:

Carcinoma, Acinar Cell; Acinar Carcinoma; Acinar Cell Adenocarcinoma; Acinic Cell Adenocarcinoma; Acinic Cell Carcinoma; Acinic Cell Tumor; Serous Acinar Adenoma; Acinar Carcinomas; Acinar Cell Adenocarcinomas; Acinar Cell Carcinomas; Acinic Cell Adenocarcinomas; Acinic Cell Carcinomas; Acinic Cell Tumors; Adenocarcinoma, Acinar Cell; Adenocarcinoma, Acinic Cell; Adenocarcinomas, Acinar Cell; Adenocarcinomas, Acinic Cell; Carcinoma, Acinar; Carcinoma, Acinic Cell; Carcinomas, Acinar; Carcinomas, Acinar Cell; Carcinomas, Acinic Cell; Tumor, Acinic Cell; Tumors, Acinic Cell

Neoplasms: 1324753
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type: 2
  - Glandular and Epithelial Neoplasms: 439
    - Carcinoma: 141855
      - Adenocarcinoma: 58365
        Acinar Cell Carcinoma: 428

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