Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the submandibular gland with rare metastasis to the sternum in a 52-year-old male

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the submandibular gland with rare metastasis to the sternum in a 52-year-old male

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor, described as being one of the most biologically destructive tumors of the head and neck. It is the most common malignancy that affects the minor salivary glands. Lung and bones are the most common regions of ACC distant metastasis. To the best of our k...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Alshammari, Omar Jamal Eldeib, Ahmed Jamal Eldeib, Waleed Saleh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
case report
metastasis
sternum
submandibular gland
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2016;volume=11;issue=1;spage=82;epage=84;aulast=Alshammari

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