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

Abstract

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 knowledge, herein, we report the first ever case of latent isolated sternal metastasis from ACC in a 52-year-old gentleman, who was diagnosed to have ACC of the submandibular gland, excised 10 years ago.

Keywords

• Adenoid cystic carcinoma
• case report
• metastasis
• sternum
• submandibular gland