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Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Metastasized to Colon
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an infrequent cause of malignancy that accounts for 1% of all tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region. We present a 59-year-old woman with a past medical history of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the left salivary gland treated with radiation and thoracotomy due to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5856422/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29560298 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2085 |
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author | Guzman Rojas, Patricia Parikh, Jignesh Vishnubhotla, Priya Vergeli-Rojas, Jeannette |
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description | Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an infrequent cause of malignancy that accounts for 1% of all tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region. We present a 59-year-old woman with a past medical history of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the left salivary gland treated with radiation and thoracotomy due to lung metastasis. Years after the onset of diagnosis, she presented with nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms. For this reason, an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan was done, revealing a liver mass in the right lobe, involving segments eight and five, concerning for malignancy. A colonoscopy was indicated for screening purposes, showing a large polyp that was biopsied. A histopathologic examination of the colon polyp and a liver biopsy was compatible with ACC metastatic carcinoma. We report this case to highlight an unusual location of metastatic ACC. Furthermore, there is no case report in the literature where colon metastasis has been described. |
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spelling | pubmed-58564222018-03-20 Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Metastasized to Colon Guzman Rojas, Patricia Parikh, Jignesh Vishnubhotla, Priya Vergeli-Rojas, Jeannette Cureus Gastroenterology Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an infrequent cause of malignancy that accounts for 1% of all tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region. We present a 59-year-old woman with a past medical history of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the left salivary gland treated with radiation and thoracotomy due to lung metastasis. Years after the onset of diagnosis, she presented with nonspecific gastrointestinal symptoms. For this reason, an abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan was done, revealing a liver mass in the right lobe, involving segments eight and five, concerning for malignancy. A colonoscopy was indicated for screening purposes, showing a large polyp that was biopsied. A histopathologic examination of the colon polyp and a liver biopsy was compatible with ACC metastatic carcinoma. We report this case to highlight an unusual location of metastatic ACC. Furthermore, there is no case report in the literature where colon metastasis has been described. Cureus 2018-01-18 /pmc/articles/PMC5856422/ /pubmed/29560298 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2085 Text en Copyright © 2018, Guzman Rojas et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Gastroenterology Guzman Rojas, Patricia Parikh, Jignesh Vishnubhotla, Priya Vergeli-Rojas, Jeannette Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Metastasized to Colon |
title | Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Metastasized to Colon |
title_full | Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Metastasized to Colon |
title_fullStr | Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Metastasized to Colon |
title_full_unstemmed | Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Metastasized to Colon |
title_short | Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Metastasized to Colon |
title_sort | adenoid cystic carcinoma metastasized to colon |
topic | Gastroenterology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5856422/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29560298 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.2085 |
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