title: Primary intraosseous adenoid cystic carcinoma of the mandible with lung metastasis: a case report.
abstract: Intraosseous adenoid cystic carcinoma is an extremely rare neoplasm with only 17 cases reported previously. A case of primary intraosseous adenoid cystic carcinoma of the mandible with lung metastasis in a 45-year-old man is reported, together with a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Calicut, South India. shamu3duad@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Thorakkal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shamim
authors.forename: Vengal I
authors.initials: VI
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: Pallikandi M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Shameena
authors.forename: Sivasankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sudha
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000556:secondary*