title: Unusual lung mass: benign or malignant?
abstract: Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of lung is a rare tumour. It is a slowly growing, indolent tumour. Average time that elapses before diagnosis is reported to be two years. We report the case of a patient who remained well inspite of harbouring primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of lung for 15 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gopi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Thabah
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hari
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Safaya
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged