Solitary Renal Metastasis of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Gland: A Case Report.
- Author:
Tae Joon HA
1
;
Myung Soo CHOO
;
Sang Eun LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Seoul National University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma;
Renal metastasis
- MeSH:
Adenoids*;
Brain;
Breast;
Carcinoma;
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic*;
Head;
Liver;
Lung;
Neck;
Neoplasm Metastasis*;
Recurrence;
Salivary Glands, Minor*;
Trachea
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1990;31(6):928-932
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a malignant epithelial neoplasm of typical histologic features and biologic behavior. It most often arises in the major and minor salivary glands of the head and neck, but has been noted in the trachea, lung, breast and elsewhere. Its biologic behavior is characterized by slow but aggressive growth with multiple local recurrences and frequent distant metastases, often over a period of years. Lung is the most common site of metastasis followed by bone, brain and liver. Herein, we report a solitary renal metastasis of ACC which occurred 8 years after successful extirpation of the primary tumor in minor salivary gland.
