(a.) Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions; as, acinose or acinous glands.
Example Sentences:
(1) The term tumor was replaced by carcinoma in the following two entities: acinic cell carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
(2) Nine cases identified as acinic cell adenocarcinoma of minor salivary glands from the files of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology and the Department of Pathology, Temple University School of Dentistry were studied to determine the clinical and histomorphologic parameters of this lesion.
(3) Neuropeptides were observed in the neoplastic epithelial cells of certain tumors such as Warthin's tumors, acinic cell carcinomas, adenocarcinomas and undifferentiated carcinomas.
(4) The prognosis of acinic cell carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma was much better than that of squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma.
(5) A preliminary diagnosis of acinic cell carcinoma established by light microscopy was confirmed by electron microscopic study.
(6) A rare case of endomandibular acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) in a white woman aged 79 is reported.
(7) Proteoglycans (PGs) were localised immunohistochemically in 52 salivary gland tumours including pleomorphic adenoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, acinic cell carcinoma, oncocytoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma, clear cell tumour and Warthin tumour, using antibodies raised against large PG, small PG, chondroitin 4-sulphate PG, chondroitin 6-sulphate PG, heparan sulphate PG and keratan sulphate PG.
(8) We report a case of isolated cerebral metastasis from an acinic cell carcinoma, which arose in minor salivary glands 20 years previously.
(9) Contrary to the behavior of most acinous cell carcinomas, but similar to the majority of laryngeal adenocarcinomas, the neoplasm herein discussed was extremely aggressive and developed widespread metastases, which led to the patient's death.
(10) Acin-binding protein in the presence of actin causes the actin to form a gel, which liquifies when cooled.
(11) Acinic cell tumors of minor salivary glands are most uncommon.
(12) Grading of these carcinomas may serve to identify subsets whose biologic behavior is more aggressive than the usually accepted low-grade behavior of acinic cell carcinomas as a group.
(13) Mucoepidermoid, acinic cell and most adenocarcinomas were subdivided according to histologic grade and all patients were retrospectively staged according to criteria established by the American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging.
(14) Furthermore, adenoid cystic carcinoma appears to contain a far greater number of myoepithelial cells than acinic cell carcinomas.
(15) Seven malignant tumors of the upper lip were as follows: four adenoid cystic carcinomas, two acinic cell carcinomas, and one adenocarcinoma.
(16) 3) The expression of CK-3, CK-6, CK-7, CK-8 and CK-18 was commonly recognized in both acinal and ductal cells.
(17) Therefore, the clear cells may transform from the neoplastic acinic cells.
(18) Electron microscopy of the aspirated material, however, allowed definite preoperative diagnosis of metastatic acinic cell carcinoma.
(19) The mean numbers of AgNORs in the various tumors were as follows: mucoepidermoid carcinoma, 2.20; acinic cell carcinoma, 2.51; adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), 2.57; carcinoma in pleomorphic adenoma, 1.00 (benign component) and 3.99 (cancer-bearing area); salivary duct carcinoma, 4.49; polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma, 3.37; sebaceous carcinoma, 2.57; oncocytic carcinoma, 4.63; adenocarcinoma, 4.53.
(20) To our knowledge this is the first report of extraparotid localization of an acinic cell carcinoma in a patient presenting multiple salivary gland tumours.