title: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of hard palate with coincidental metastases to lung and liver.
abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma is the most frequent pathology occurring in the minor salivary glands .It is usually slow growing; however, it can spread via perineural invasion, haematogenous and lymphatogenous metastasis. Most common sites of metastasis are lung and bone. Involvement of the other sites is not common. In this article, we present a woman with coincident lung and liver metastases.
authors: Department of Radiotherapy, Yazd Shahid Sadoghi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. ali52akhavan@yahoo.com
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Akhavan
authors: Fariba
authors: F
authors: Binesh
authors: Hossein
authors: H
authors: Navabii
mesh_terms: D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed