An immunohistochemical study of keratin in adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary gland]

An immunohistochemical study of keratin was performed in forty-five cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma of salivary gland, the results were as follows: keratin was distributed in the duct system of normal salivary gland, but the acini were negative. The distribution of keratin were varied in different patterns of adenoid cystic carcinoma. The amount of synthesis of keratin was many in tubular type of high differentiated carcinoma, but, in basaloid solid type of low differentiated carcinoma, the synthesis of keratin was less; the content of keratin in cribriform and trabecular type was between the tubular type and basaloid solid type, and the former had more keratin than the latter.