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Histochemical studies on pseudocysts in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the human salivary gland

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Pseudocysts are unique structures found in adenoid cystic carcinomata of human salivary glands. They were studied in 13 such cases by histochemical and immunohistochemical means. The pseudocysts contained an abundance of mucoid materials which reacted strongly with both Alcian Blue and dialysed iron ferrocyanide. The mucoid material was digested with chondroitinase ABC and heparitinase, but was resistant toStreptomyces hyaluronidase. The inner surfaces of the pseudocysts were strongly reactive for laminin, whereas the interface between the tumour cell nests and the outer stromal area was intensely reactive for fibronectin. Numerous fibronectin-reactive fibrils and blood coagulation factor XIII (F-XIII)-positive cells were distributed extensively in the outer stromal area. The F-XIII-positive cells were also found within some pseudocysts. The results obtained in the present study have shown that the pseudocysts represent a peculiar structure consisting of basement membrane components; laminin, fibronectin, heparan sulphate and chondroitin sulphate.

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    M. Toida, J. Takeuchi, M. Sobue, K. Tsukidate, S. Akao, T. Fukatsu & N. Nakashima

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Toida, M., Takeuchi, J., Sobue, M. et al. Histochemical studies on pseudocysts in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the human salivary gland. Histochem J 17, 913–924 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01004186

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