An aggressive, high grade adenocarcinoma that arises from the salivary glands. It usually affects elderly males and presents as a rapidly enlarging mass. It metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and distant anatomic sites.
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NCIT:C5904; carcinoma of duct of salivary gland; carcinoma of salivary duct; carcinoma of the salivary duct; duct of salivary gland carcinoma; high grade salivary duct carcinoma; http://identifiers.org/medgen/220969; http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C1301194