Metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma to the kidney in a young woman.
The incidence of an adenoid cystic carcinoma on major salivary glands is low, constituting only about 10% to 15% of all parotid malignancies. Cases of delayed metastasis have been reported, but reports of specific renal involvement have not been extensively found. We present the case of a 21-year-old woman with a left renal metastasis from an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland that had been surgically treated 7 years previously. The patient underwent successful left radical nephrectomy. During follow-up, the patient developed pulmonary nodules that were metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma and were surgically excised. At last follow-up, the patient was doing well with no evidence of disease.
Manoharan
M
M
Department of Urology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA. mmanoharan@med.miami.edu
Gomez
Pablo
P
Reyes
Martha A
MA
Soloway
Mark S
MS
D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D009392:Nephrectomy; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed