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Open Access 01-12-2004 | Case report

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid metastasizing to liver: case report

Authors: K Harish, SR Mangala Gouri

Published in: BMC Cancer | Issue 1/2004

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Abstract

Background

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare malignant parotid tumor. Metastasis can occur even a decade or more after initial treatment of the primary.

Case presentation

We report a 60 year old female patient who presented with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland. She underwent a total conservative parotidectomy followed by adjuvant radiotherapy. While on follow up, patient developed multiple liver metastases which manifested three years later. Patient lived for another two years before she died of her disease.

Conclusions

Although distant metastases of adenoid cystic carcinoma develop frequently, isolated metastasis to liver is unusual. Even after manifestation of distant metastasis, patients can be expected to live for a number of years. Palliative chemotherapy can be considered in symptomatic cases while the usefulness of metastatectomy is controversial.
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Metadata
Title
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid metastasizing to liver: case report
Authors
K Harish
SR Mangala Gouri
Publication date
01-12-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Cancer / Issue 1/2004
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2407
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-4-41

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