Adenoid cystic carcinoma of uterine cervix.
A 68-year-old postmenopausal patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cervic is described. Thirty-two other cases were collected from the literature, and a clinicopathologic analysis for the whole group is presented. The study indicates that a) adenoid cystic carcinoma usually occurs in postmenopausal patients in the commonest presenting problems; c) vaginal cytology was abnormal in most cases in which it was reported; d) the lesion usually forms a mass and infiltrates parametrial and paracervical tissues; e) the tumor is frequently associated with squamous cell carcinoma (in situ or invasive) or other types of cancer; f) local recurrence after radical  surgery and /or irradiation, as well as pelvic and widespread metastases, can occur; and g) the histogenesis of this type of tumor is unclear. The various possibilities are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*