Metachronous Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma in the Peripheral Lung and at Base of the Tongue
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
;
: 232-235, 2014.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Primary lung adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is extremely rare and accounts for approximately 0.1%-0.2% of all lung cancers. ACC of the head and neck has generally been regarded as a slow-growing, low-grade malignancy which has a tendency for local recurrence and frequent distant metastasis. When ACC of the lung is identified, physicians must determine whether it represents distant metastasis or a primary lung cancer. Thyroid transcription factor-1 staining is one of the most useful methods to differentiate primary from metastatic lesions in lung cancer. Herein we report a case of metachronous, not synchronous, ACC at the peripheral lung followed by ACC presentation at the base of the tongue, and review of relevant literatures.
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Main subject:
Recurrence
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Thyroid Gland
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Tongue
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Neoplasms, Second Primary
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Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic
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Head
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Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
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Neck
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Language:
English
Journal:
Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
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