[Correlation between ultrastructural changes and the presence of metastases in adenoid cystic carcinoma of salivary glands]. / Badania ultrastrukturalne a wystepowanie przerzutów w wezlach chlonnych w raku gruczolowato-torbielowatym slinianek.

ABSTRACT

Adenoid-cystic carcinoma is a malignant epithelial neoplasm which has different histological types. Still, an open question is, whether adenoid-cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands with metastases to lympho nodes and specific micro- and macroscopic features, allows us to define their progression. A group of 46 patients with adenoid-cystic cancer of the salivary glands was studied and was subjected to histological and ultrastructural assessment. In analysed group in 12 patient metastases to lympho nodes were confirmed. In 10 cases it was solid type of tumour and in 2 canaliculars type. In tumours with metastases to lympho nodes solid types prevailed and there was no a typical cribriform type. In all cases they were found fields of mixted texture of the tumours structure.