Intracranial adenoid cystic carcinoma. A case report.
A rare case of operatively verified intracranial adenoid cystic carcinoma is reported. In this case, haematogeneous metastasis to the brain parenchyma was suspected. The computer tomography showed a large hypodense mass in the left frontal lobe. The lateral wall of the tumour was irregularly enhanced with contrast media.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed