Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of skin with lung metastasis

S E Chang; S J Ahn; J H Choi; K J Sung; K C Moon; J K Koh

doi:10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70454-8

Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of skin with lung metastasis

J Am Acad Dermatol. 1999 Apr;40(4):640-2. doi: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70454-8.

Authors

S E Chang¹, S J Ahn, J H Choi, K J Sung, K C Moon, J K Koh

Affiliation

¹ Department of Dermatology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea.

PMID: 10188691
DOI: 10.1016/s0190-9622(99)70454-8

Abstract

Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma was first reported in 1975. We report a case of this malignancy with pulmonary metastases in a 70-year-old man and offer a brief review of the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / pathology
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / secondary*
Humans
Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
Male
Scalp* / pathology
Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Skin Neoplasms / pathology