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Acinar Cell Carcinoma · CancerIndex

Cancers
Neoplasm
Neoplasm by Morphology
Epithelial Neoplasm
Glandular Cell Neoplasm
Acinar Cell Neoplasm
Acinar Cell Carcinoma

Histology

Acinar Cell Carcinoma

CI-CAN-00001668Explore in graph →

8 active trials6 evidence items

NCIt: C3768
OncoTree: ACCC
OncoTree: ACN
DOID: 3025
UMLS CUI: C0206685
MeSH: D018267

Overview
Statistics
Survival
Genomics2
Variants & evidence6
Drugs1
Trials34
Research
Rankings
Sources & provenance

Data completeness4 / 7 dimensions

Epidemiology (no data yet)
Survival (no data yet)
Trials (data present)
Literature (data present)
Genomics (data present)
Evidence (data present)
Therapies (no data yet)

Computed from entity_counters.completeness · refreshed after each connector run

Definition

What this entity is

A malignant glandular epithelial neoplasm consisting of secretory cells forming acinar patterns. Representative examples include the acinar cell carcinoma of the pancreas and the acinar adenocarcinoma of the prostate gland.

Definition text as published by ncit-evsProvenance

Source: NCI Thesaurus (NCIt)
Dataset: NCI Thesaurus
Version: 26.08e
Retrieved: Sep 8, 2026
Layer: raw (as published)
Evidence: expert curation
License: CC BY 4.0
Run: ING-NCITEVS-20260908-000001

Open at source Curated

Data updated 22 days agoSource updated 26.08e

Taxonomy

Position in the hierarchies

Several hierarchies coexist; edges are listed per hierarchy type with their source.

Parents

ncit

Acinar Cell NeoplasmHistology
AdenocarcinomaHistology

oncotree

Carcinoma of Unknown PrimaryHistology
Salivary Gland CarcinomaSubtype

Children (5)

ncit

Breast Acinic Cell Carcinoma
Lacrimal Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma
Pancreatic Acinar Cell Carcinoma2 sub
Prostate Acinar Adenocarcinoma12 sub
Salivary Gland Acinic Cell Carcinoma3 sub

25 descendants in total; counters on this page aggregate over all of them.

Anatomy

Anatomical sites

Data not yet available

No anatomical site linked yet.

Record

Identity

CancerIndex ID: CI-CAN-00001668
Entity type: Histology
Malignant: Yes
Solid / hematologic: Solid tumor
Pediatric relevant: Not flagged
Rare cancer: Unknown (no incidence data yet)
Hierarchy depth: 5
Classification version: 26.08e
Semantic types: Neoplastic Process
Status: Active
Record updated: 2026-09-08

Coverage

Data completeness

Trials (all / active)

34 / 8

Publications (all / 5y)

1,366 / 282

Evidence items

6

Genes / variants

2 / 3

Drugs (any / approved)

1 / 0

Genomic cohorts

2

Epidemiology / survival obs.

0 / 0

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknowncounters aggregate over descendants

Names

Synonyms (11)

Carcinoma, Acinar Cellmesh_heading · MeSH
Acinar Adenocarcinomasynonym · NCIt
Acinar Carcinomasynonym · NCIt
Acinar Cell Adenocarcinomasynonym · NCIt
Acinar Cell Adenocarcinomassynonym · MeSH
Acinar Cell Carcinoma, NOSsynonym · OncoTree
Acinic Cell Adenocarcinomasynonym · NCIt
Acinic Cell Adenocarcinomassynonym · MeSH
Acinic Cell Carcinomasynonym · NCIt
Acinic Cell Tumorsynonym · MeSH
CARCINOMA, ACINAR CELL, MALIGNANTsynonym · NCIt

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Key figures

At a glance

Each figure carries its unit, period and source; ranks link to "Why this rank?".

US deaths1,173countUnited States · 2024 · both sexes · all agescdc-wonderObservedrank #25 of 31 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm
US new cases5,269countUnited States · 2023 · both sexes · all agescdc-uscsObservedrank #26 of 32 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2023 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm
US age-standardized mortality0.3per 100,000United States · 2024 · both sexes · all ages · 2000 U.S. Std. Populationcdc-wonderObservedrank #20 of 23 (USA · both sexes · all ages · 2024 · top-level cancers)figures shown for Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm (registry level) — open Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm
Active trials8countcurrent registry status · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #644 of 1,654 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Recruiting trials3countstatus RECRUITING · entity + descendantsclinicaltrialsComputedrank #677 of 1,277 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Curated evidence items6countaccepted CIViC items · entity + descendantscivicComputedrank #239 of 492 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Publications, last 12 months39countPubMed records · stored query · 12-month windowpubmedComputedrank #526 of 2,294 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)
Genomic cohorts2countopen GDC projects · entity + descendantsgdcComputedrank #210 of 296 (World · both sexes · all ages · latest · all malignant entities)

Data updated 17 hours agoSource updated unknownregistry figures: cdc-uscs · latest year available per metric · counters aggregate over descendants