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Cervical adenoid basal carcinoma

MedGen UID:
275704
•Concept ID:
C1516403
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Adenoid basal carcinoma of the cervix uteri
SNOMED CT: Adenoid basal carcinoma of cervix uteri (763063001); Cervical adenoid basal carcinoma (763063001)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006132

Definition

A rare low grade carcinoma that arises from the cervix. It is characterized by the presence of nests of basaloid cells with focal glandular formations. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCervical adenoid basal carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Uncommon Cervical Lesions: A Review and Discussion of the Differential Diagnosis.
Griesinger LM, Szczepanski JM, McMullen ER, Skala SL
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2021 Jul 1;145(7):891-902. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0327-RA. PMID: 33091926
Endocervical adenocarcinoma and its variants: their morphology and differential diagnosis.
Young RH, Clement PB
Histopathology 2002 Sep;41(3):185-207. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2559.2002.01462.x. PMID: 12207781
A reappraisal of "basaloid carcinoma" of the cervix, and the differential diagnosis of basaloid cervical neoplasms.
Grayson W, Cooper K
Adv Anat Pathol 2002 Sep;9(5):290-300. doi: 10.1097/00125480-200209000-00003. PMID: 12195218

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pitfalls in Salivary Gland Cytology.
Saoud C, Bailey GE, Graham A, Bonilla LM, Sanchez SI, Maleki Z
Acta Cytol 2024;68(3):194-205. Epub 2024 Feb 28 doi: 10.1159/000538069. PMID: 38417405
Top 10 Basaloid Neoplasms of the Sinonasal Tract.
Baněčková M, Cox D
Head Neck Pathol 2023 Mar;17(1):16-32. Epub 2023 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01508-8. PMID: 36928732Free PMC Article
Central pathology review of salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Ueda K, Murase T, Nagao T, Kusafuka K, Urano M, Yamamoto H, Nakaguro M, Taguchi KI, Masaki A, Hirai H, Kawakita D, Tsukahara K, Hato N, Nagao T, Fujimoto Y, Sakurai K, Hanai N, Kano S, Onitsuka T, Okami K, Nibu KI, Tada Y, Kawata R, Inagaki H
Head Neck 2020 Aug;42(8):1721-1727. Epub 2020 Jan 23 doi: 10.1002/hed.26081. PMID: 31970840
Histopathology of malignant salivary gland tumours.
Seifert G
Eur J Cancer B Oral Oncol 1992 Jul;28B(1):49-56. doi: 10.1016/0964-1955(92)90013-q. PMID: 1330147
Adenoid basal carcinoma of the cervix uteri.
Shilkin KB
J Clin Pathol 1972 Apr;25(4):301-5. doi: 10.1136/jcp.25.4.301. PMID: 4112881Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Uncommon Cervical Lesions: A Review and Discussion of the Differential Diagnosis.
Griesinger LM, Szczepanski JM, McMullen ER, Skala SL
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2021 Jul 1;145(7):891-902. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0327-RA. PMID: 33091926
Perineural tumor spread.
Maroldi R, Farina D, Borghesi A, Marconi A, Gatti E
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2008 May;18(2):413-29, xi. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2008.01.001. PMID: 18466839
A reappraisal of "basaloid carcinoma" of the cervix, and the differential diagnosis of basaloid cervical neoplasms.
Grayson W, Cooper K
Adv Anat Pathol 2002 Sep;9(5):290-300. doi: 10.1097/00125480-200209000-00003. PMID: 12195218
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis.
Barnes L, Ferlito A, Altavilla G, MacMillan C, Rinaldo A, Doglioni C
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1996 Jan;105(1):75-82. doi: 10.1177/000348949610500115. PMID: 8546432
Adenoid cystic and adenoid basal carcinomas of the cervix.
van Dinh T, Woodruff JD
Obstet Gynecol 1985 May;65(5):705-9. PMID: 2580256

Therapy

Molecular pathology of skin neoplasms of the head and neck.
Kraft S, Granter SR
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2014 Jun;138(6):759-87. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2013-0157-RA. PMID: 24878016
Outcomes of dacryocystorhinostomy in patients with head and neck cancer treated with high-dose radiation therapy.
El-Sawy T, Ali R, Nasser QJ, Esmaeli B
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2012 May-Jun;28(3):196-8. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0b013e31824c11df. PMID: 22460683Free PMC Article
Cervical adenoid basal carcinoma associated with invasive squamous cell carcinoma: a report of rare co-existence and review of literature.
Viriyapak B, Park ST, Lee AW, Park JS, Lee CW, Song MJ, Hur SY
World J Surg Oncol 2011 Oct 18;9:132. doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-9-132. PMID: 22004883Free PMC Article
The submental island flap in head and neck reconstruction.
Multinu A, Ferrari S, Bianchi B, Balestreri A, Scozzafava E, Ferri A, Sesenna E
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2007 Aug;36(8):716-20. Epub 2007 May 22 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2007.03.008. PMID: 17521888
Persistent and/or late complications of combined radiation therapy and hyperthermia.
Ben-Yosef R, Kapp DS
Int J Hyperthermia 1992 Nov-Dec;8(6):733-45. doi: 10.3109/02656739209005021. PMID: 1479199

Prognosis

Top 10 Basaloid Neoplasms of the Sinonasal Tract.
Baněčková M, Cox D
Head Neck Pathol 2023 Mar;17(1):16-32. Epub 2023 Mar 16 doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01508-8. PMID: 36928732Free PMC Article
Perineural tumor spread.
Maroldi R, Farina D, Borghesi A, Marconi A, Gatti E
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2008 May;18(2):413-29, xi. doi: 10.1016/j.nic.2008.01.001. PMID: 18466839
Adenoid basal carcinoma of the uterine cervix: immunohistochemical study and literature review.
Senzaki H, Osaki T, Uemura Y, Kiyozuka Y, Ogura E, Okamura A, Tsubura A
Jpn J Clin Oncol 1997 Dec;27(6):437-41. doi: 10.1093/jjco/27.6.437. PMID: 9438010
Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: clinicopathological features and differential diagnosis.
Barnes L, Ferlito A, Altavilla G, MacMillan C, Rinaldo A, Doglioni C
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 1996 Jan;105(1):75-82. doi: 10.1177/000348949610500115. PMID: 8546432
Adenoid cystic and adenoid basal carcinomas of the cervix.
van Dinh T, Woodruff JD
Obstet Gynecol 1985 May;65(5):705-9. PMID: 2580256

Clinical prediction guides

Pitfalls in Salivary Gland Cytology.
Saoud C, Bailey GE, Graham A, Bonilla LM, Sanchez SI, Maleki Z
Acta Cytol 2024;68(3):194-205. Epub 2024 Feb 28 doi: 10.1159/000538069. PMID: 38417405
Identification and characterization of primary cilia-positive salivary gland tumours exhibiting basaloid/myoepithelial differentiation.
Shinmura K, Kusafuka K, Kawasaki H, Kato H, Hariyama T, Tsuchiya K, Kawanishi Y, Funai K, Misawa K, Mineta H, Sugimura H
J Pathol 2021 Aug;254(5):519-530. Epub 2021 May 29 doi: 10.1002/path.5688. PMID: 33931860
The Diagnostic Utility of RAS Q61R Mutation-specific Immunohistochemistry in Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma.
Nakaguro M, Tanigawa M, Hirai H, Yamamoto Y, Urano M, Takahashi RH, Sukeda A, Okumura Y, Honda S, Tasaki K, Shimizu A, Tsukahara K, Tada Y, Matsubayashi J, Faquin WC, Sadow PM, Nagao T
Am J Surg Pathol 2021 Jul 1;45(7):885-894. doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001673. PMID: 33481388Free PMC Article
Uncommon Cervical Lesions: A Review and Discussion of the Differential Diagnosis.
Griesinger LM, Szczepanski JM, McMullen ER, Skala SL
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2021 Jul 1;145(7):891-902. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2020-0327-RA. PMID: 33091926
Basal Cell Carcinoma. Analysis of 395 cases localized in the neck, ear and nose region.
Kornevs E, Apse IA, Safronovs TJ, Krastina A, Paparde A, Lauskis G, Salms G
Stomatologija 2020;22(1):9-16. PMID: 32706341

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