| Literature DB >> 29779285 |
Mei Zhang1, Xin-Hua Liang2, Ya-Ling Tang1.
Abstract
Salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma is a very common malignant neoplasm in the salivary glands. One of the most important features of salivary cystic carcinoma is perineural invasion, which renders its complete removal is very difficult through clinical surgery. Consequently, tumor recurrence occurs easily after clinical surgery. Therefore, the molecular mechanisms of perineural invasion in salivary adenoid cystic carcinoma are necessary to explore. These mechanisms are reviewed in this paper.Entities:
Keywords: adenoid cystic carcinoma; molecular mechanism; perineural invasion; salivary gland
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29779285 PMCID: PMC7030335 DOI: 10.7518/hxkq.2018.02.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi ISSN: 1000-1182