Lung metastases from cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma 23 years after initial treatment. (2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Arano, Naoko; Morio, Yoshiteru; Futagawa, Toshiro; Hashizume, Akane; Nagashima, Osamu; Sasaki, Shin-Ichi; Tominaga, Shigeru; Takahashi, Kazuhisa
• Is Part Of: Respiratory medicine case reports. Volume 21(2017)
• Page Start: 121
• Page End: 123
• Publication Date: 2017
• Subjects: Cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma -- Lung metastases -- Thyroid transcription factor 1; Respiratory organs -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory Tract Diseases -- Periodicals; Respiratory System -- Periodicals; Chest -- Diseases; Respiratory organs -- Diseases; Electronic journals; Periodicals; 616.2
• DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.04.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-0071

Abstract

Abstract: Cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma (CACC) is an extremely rare neoplasm of head and neck region, and is characterized by propensity for local recurrence and perineural invasion. Late distant metastases occur usually to lungs. Although patients with lung metastases from CACC cannot be cured, long-term survival may be possible due to its slow-growing malignancy. We report a case of a 69-year-old female with lung metastases from CACC 23 years after initial surgery of scalp nodule.