Primary intraosseous adenoid cystic carcinoma of the mandible with lung metastasis: a case report.
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.
Shamim
Thorakkal
T
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Calicut, South India. shamu3duad@rediffmail.com
Varghese
Vengal I
VI
Shameena
Pallikandi M
PM
Sudha
Sivasankar
S
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*