nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma: report of five cases and treatment outcome

Nasopharyngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: Report of Five Cases and Treatment Outcome

*Cancer Research Center, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran **Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Khalili Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ***Department of Surgery, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ****Department of Radiation O...

Extra salivary Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; report of two cases

[Adenoid cystic carcinoma of external auditory canal: 8 cases report].

OBJECTIVE To observe the clinical and pathological features of adenoid cystic carcinoma(ACC) of external auditory canal (EAC, and analyze the possible factors related to prognosis. METHOD One out of 8 patients with ACC of EAC underwent tumor open biopsy. 5 patients underwent the extensive tumor resection, and 2 patients underwent the modified lateral temporal bone resection (1 of the 2 subjoi...

Nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a rare nasopharyngeal tumor.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is the most common histologic subtype of the salivary gland malignancies, but it is very rare in the nasopharynx with relatively few cases reported in the literature. We report a case of a 57 year-old woman with an ACC in the right Rosenmuller fossa of the nasopharynx, treated with combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy, without any recurrence or intracranial spre...

Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma of shin

Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinoma (PCACC) is a rare variant of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) which originates from the skin adnexa, most probably eccrine and apocrine glands. This tumor has a head and neck predilection and also occurs in the chest, abdomen, back, and perineum. We hereby present a 63-year-old man with PCACC located on the shin. No previous similar case has been reporte...

Discovery of Invasion Routes for Nasopharyngeal Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

The aim of this study is to discover regional invasion routes for nasopharyngeal adenoid cystic carcinoma (NACC) through analyses of the magnetic resonance (MR) images and comparison with keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (KSCC). Both MR results and clinical records were retrospectively reviewed for 18 patients with NACC and 182 patients with KSCC. The metastasis routes of NACC were identifi...