Lung carcinomas of the salivary gland type
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Lung carcinomas of the salivary gland type are also known as salivary gland–type tumours of the lung (SGTTLs) or bronchial gland neoplasms.
The usual consignation to the the group ofnon small-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may be unfortunate because the clinical behavior of SGTTLs can be quite different from that of conventional lung cancers 5.
Epidemiology
SGTTLs are are thought to to account for 0.1-2% of alllung carcinomas.
Pathology
These tumours occur primarily in the central airways and are thought to originate from submucosal glands 5:
- mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the lung: most common type
- adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the lung: second most common type
- acinic cell carcinoma of the lung (Fechner tumour)
- epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung: one of the most unusual primary tumours of the lung
Only a few cases of the latter two lesions have been reported in the literature.
-<p><strong>Lung carcinomas of the salivary gland type </strong>are also known as <strong>salivary gland–type tumours of the lung</strong> (SGTTLs) or <strong>bronchial gland neoplasms</strong>. </p><p>The usual consignation to the group of <a href="/articles/non-small-cell-lung-cancer">non small cell lung cancer</a> (NSCLC) may be unfortunate because the clinical behavior of SGTTLs can be quite different from that of conventional lung cancers <sup>5</sup>.</p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>SGTTLs are thought to account for 0.1-2% of all <a href="/articles/lung-cancer-3">lung carcinomas</a>. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>These tumours occur primarily in central airways and are thought to originate from submucosal glands <sup>5</sup>:</p><ul>- +<p><strong>Lung carcinomas of the salivary gland type </strong>are also known as <strong>salivary gland–type tumours of the lung</strong> (SGTTLs) or <strong>bronchial gland neoplasms</strong>. </p><p>The usual consignation to the group of <a href="/articles/non-small-cell-lung-cancer">non-small cell lung cancer</a> (NSCLC) may be unfortunate because the clinical behavior of SGTTLs can be quite different from that of conventional lung cancers <sup>5</sup>.</p><h4>Epidemiology</h4><p>SGTTLs are thought to account for 0.1-2% of all <a href="/articles/lung-cancer-3">lung carcinomas</a>. </p><h4>Pathology</h4><p>These tumours occur primarily in the central airways and are thought to originate from submucosal glands <sup>5</sup>:</p><ul>
-<a href="/articles/adenoid-cystic-carcinoma-acc-of-lung">adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of lung</a>: second most common type</li>- +<a href="/articles/adenoid-cystic-carcinoma-acc-of-lung">adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the lung</a>: second most common type</li>
-<a href="/articles/acinic-cell-carcinoma-of-the-lung">acinic cell carcinoma of the lung</a> (Fechner tumour)</li>- +<a href="/articles/acinic-cell-carcinoma-lung">acinic cell carcinoma of the lung</a> (Fechner tumour)</li>
-<a href="/articles/epithelial-myoepithelial-carcinoma-of-lung">epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of lung</a>: one of the most unusual primary tumours of the lung</li>- +<a href="/articles/epithelial-myoepithelial-carcinoma-of-lung">epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung</a>: one of the most unusual primary tumours of the lung</li>
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