Adenocystic Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: A Clinicopathologic Study

Abstract

Eight cases of adenocystic carcinoma of the uterine cervix, a rare histologic variant, are presented, with a brief review of 41 cases previously reported in the literature. They represent only 0.27% of 3254 cervical carcinomas that we encountered between 1962 and 1977. In all eight cases, there was early parametrial involvement, and the majority behaved aggressively. All eight patients were multiparas, and six of them were postmenopausal. Interestingly, including this series, 15 of 49 reported cases of this entity have been from India.

Primary Cutaneous Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

“…The most common site of involvement for this malignant neoplasm is the minor salivary glands; however, less frequently it is also observed in the major bronchi, breast, uterine cervix, external auditory canal and lacrimal glands [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] ; it rarely presents in the skin. Primary cutaneous ACC has been the subject of many case reports; however, it has only been documented in 1 major series, published in 1987.…”