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Cytopathological Findings of Secretory Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland and the Diagnostic Utility of Giemsa Staining

Authors :
Egusa, Yuria
Nishimura, Midori Filiz
Baba, Satoko
Takeuchi, Kengo
Makino, Takuma
Tachibana, Tomoyasu
Nishikori, Asami
Fujita, Azusa
Yanai, Hiroyuki
Sato, Yasuharu
Egusa, Yuria
Nishimura, Midori Filiz
Baba, Satoko
Takeuchi, Kengo
Makino, Takuma
Tachibana, Tomoyasu
Nishikori, Asami
Fujita, Azusa
Yanai, Hiroyuki
Sato, Yasuharu
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Secretory carcinoma is a salivary gland neoplasm first described as a mammary analogue secretory carcinoma by Skalova and redesignated as a secretory carcinoma in the 2017 World Health Organization Classification of Head and Neck Tumors. Secretory carcinoma diagnosis is reliant on specific cytological and histological findings and the detection of an ETV6-NTRK3 fusion gene. Here, we examined the clinical and cytopathological features of four cases of secretory carcinoma occurring in three males and a female, aged between 39 and 74 years. All four tumors involved the parotid gland, and were found to have the ETV6-NTRK3 fusion gene. Fine-needle aspiration-based cytology smears of all tumors displayed papillary and/or dendritic pattern clusters, some of which were associated with blood vessels. The neoplastic cells displayed enlarged nuclei with fine chromatin and small, distinct, single nucleoli. Furthermore, several neoplastic cells with a characteristic vacuolated cytoplasm were identified in each specimen. Giemsa staining revealed cytoplasmic vacuolation, intracytoplasmic metachromatic secretions and/or various sized metachromatic granules, and a background of metachromatic mucin in all four specimens. Given this, we conclude that these cytological findings, especially those of the Giemsa staining, might be helpful in the diagnosis of secretory carcinoma.

Details

Database :
OAIster
Notes :
English
Publication Type :
Electronic Resource
Accession number :
edsoai.on1375192513
Document Type :
Electronic Resource