Malignant Pleural Effusion, an Unusual Presentation of Metastatic Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
| Main Author: | Arshad, Ayesha |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2017
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/1157656 |
Daftar Isi:
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon malignant neoplasm of the major and minor salivary glands that is known to have a long clinical course, behaving in an insidious and indolent fashion with multiple recurrences preceding distant metastasis. Reported here is a case of a patient presenting with shortness of breath and recurrent pleural effusion. Exfoliated ACC cells were observed on cytological evaluation, a rare occurrence. Mediastinal lymph node involvement was also confirmed on cytology. A primary site of origin was not found. In summary ACC can present in various body sites and pathologists should consider ACC in the differential diagnosis of a basaloid carcinoma of uncertain origin.
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