Liver metastasis from adenoid cystic carcinoma: imaging and histologic features

Simona Picchia; Angela Riddell; Monica Terlizzo; Maria A Bali

doi:10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2018.07.006

Liver metastasis from adenoid cystic carcinoma: imaging and histologic features

Curr Probl Cancer. 2019 Aug;43(4):331-335. doi: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2018.07.006. Epub 2018 Jul 22.

Authors

Simona Picchia¹, Angela Riddell², Monica Terlizzo³, Maria A Bali⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiology, University "La Sapienza", Latina, Italy. Electronic address: simona.picchia87@gmail.com.
² Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom. Electronic address: angela.riddell@rmh.nhs.uk.
³ Department of Histopathology, The Royal Marsden Hospital Chelsea, London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: monica.terlizzo@rmh.nhs.uk.
⁴ Department of Radiology, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom. Electronic address: maria.bali@rmh.nhs.uk.

PMID: 30107895
DOI: 10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2018.07.006

Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare tumour. The reported incidence of isolated metastases to the liver is rare but possible and it seems to be more likely in case of perineural invasion.

Keywords: Adenoid cystic carcinoma; Computed tomography; Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography; Liver; Magnetic resonance; Metastases; Ultrasound.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / pathology*
Humans
Liver Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Middle Aged
Prognosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*