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Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma of the Parotid Gland as a Secondary Malignancy in a Childhood Survivor of Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumor

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HEAD & NECK PATHOLOGY
Volume 8, Issue 2, Pages 194-197

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12105-013-0481-9

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Mammary analogue secretory carcinoma; Parotid gland; Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor

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We report the first case of mammary analogue secretory carcinoma (MASC) arising as a secondary malignancy in a 14 years old child with a history of atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT). Although MASC and ATRT are both rare malignancies, they do not share the same genetic and molecular profiles. MASC is a salivary malignancy characterized by a t(12; 15)(p13; q25) translocation, resulting in an ETV6-NTRK3 fusion product encoding for a tyrosine kinase. ATRT is a highly malignant pediatric tumor characterized by a chromosome 22 mutation in the hSNF5/ INI1 gene, encoding for a chromatin remodeling protein. Additionally, although mucoepidermoid carcinoma has been described as a secondary malignancy post-therapy for head and neck tumors, MASC has only been reported as a primary malignancy. Our patient was treated with a complete resection of his left sided ATRT at age 3 followed postoperatively with chemoradiotherapy. At age 14 he underwent a parotidectomy for his 1 year history of a left sided preauricular mass and was subsequently diagnosed with MASC. We not only report a case of two rare malignancies in one patient, but also the first case of MASC arising as a secondary malignancy.

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