salivary gland carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0006403
A carcinoma that arises from a pleomorphic adenoma in the salivary glands. It usually originates in the parotid gland. Patients usually present with a history of a long-standing tumor mass which grew rapidly in the past few months. Patients with non-invasive or minimally invasive carcinoma have an excellent prognosis. In cases where there is invasion of the surrounding tissues, the clinical course is aggressive. [ NCIT:C40410 ]
Term info
- EFO:1000516 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- DOID:297 (MONDO:equivalentTo)
- UMLS:C1519172 (NCIT:C40410)
- NCIT:C40410 (MONDO:exact-label-match)
Editor note: DO class placed here as it denotes a salivary gland specific form
A carcinoma that arises from a pleomorphic adenoma in the salivary glands. It usually originates in the parotid gland. Patients usually present with a history of a long-standing tumor mass which grew rapidly in the past few months. Patients with non-invasive or minimally invasive carcinoma have an excellent prognosis. In cases where there is invasion of the surrounding tissues, the clinical course is aggressive.
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C40410, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_297, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1519172
salivary gland carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, saliva-secreting gland carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
pleomorphic adenoma carcinoma
MONDO:0006403