Carcinoma, Acinar Cell

Synonyms

Acinar Carcinoma

Acinar Carcinomas

Acinar Cell Adenocarcinoma

Acinar Cell Adenocarcinomas

Acinar Cell Carcinoma

Acinar Cell Carcinomas

Acinic Cell Adenocarcinoma

Acinic Cell Adenocarcinomas

Acinic Cell Carcinoma

Acinic Cell Carcinomas

Acinic Cell Tumor

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

Serous Acinar Adenoma

Tumor, Acinic Cell

Tumors, Acinic Cell

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)