title: Sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma with widespread symptomatic bony metastasis.
abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a fairly uncommon salivary neoplasm of the head and neck. These lesions often progress insidiously, and they have a propensity for early perineural spread and bony invasion. Distant metastasis to the lungs is fairly common and is usually fatal. We report a rare case of adenoid cystic carcinoma in a patient who on initial evaluation had widespread bony metastasis but no pulmonary involvement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey 17033, USA.
authors.forename: Wha-Joon
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Silloo B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kapadia
authors.forename: Brendan C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Stack
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D011379:Prognosis; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*