Peripheral adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung.
The large peripheral lung mass found in a 63-year-old female veteran proved to be adenoid cystic carcinoma of the lung. These rare primary lung tumors should be distinguished from adenocarcinoma, as the biologic activity and prognosis are much more favorable.
Dalton
M L
ML
Department of Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson.
Gatling
R R
RR
D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged