Three new cases of salivary duct carcinoma in the palate: a radiologic investigation and review of the literature

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 2003 Jun;95(6):752-60. doi: 10.1067/moe.2003.246.

Abstract

Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is a rare, extremely aggressive malignancy arising in the ductal epithelium of the salivary glands. Radiologic investigations of and reports on minor salivary gland SDC are very rare. We present 3 cases of SDC of the palate with the attendant radiologic features and clinicopathologic findings. We also review English-language reports with radiologic findings regarding SDC and minor salivary gland SDC. MR imaging findings such as low signal intensity on T2-weighted images, infiltrative margins, and poor enhancement, in particular, should be recognized as indicators of high-grade malignancy such as SDC and, as such, should be considered when making a differential diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carcinoma / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Palatal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Palatal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Radiography, Panoramic
  • Salivary Ducts / pathology*
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / pathology
  • Salivary Glands, Minor / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed