Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Case Reports
. 2014 Mar 1:12:48.
doi: 10.1186/1477-7819-12-48.

A rare case of iliac crest metastasis from acinic cell carcinoma of parotid gland

Sergio Sessa  1 , Antonio Ziranu, Giulio Di Giacomo, Almadori Giovanni, Giulio Maccauro
Affiliations
Case Reports

A rare case of iliac crest metastasis from acinic cell carcinoma of parotid gland

Sergio Sessa et al. World J Surg Oncol. .

Abstract

A case of acinic cell carcinoma of the right parotid gland metastasizing to the right iliac crest is presented. Generally, for this rare low-grade malignant salivary gland neoplasm, 20% of cases may have local recurrences whereas about 10% of cases have distant metastases. They may arise many years after the initial presentation of the original tumor. The most frequent locations are the cervical lymph nodes, liver, lungs, contralateral orbit and bones. Occurrence in the appendicular skeleton is very rare and in our knowledge this is the first report of metastases to the pelvis.

PubMed Disclaimer

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Axial CT scan showing the involvement of the right parotid region.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Histologic section showing the solid growth pattern of the neoplasm.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Coronal MRI showing the involvement of the right iliac crest.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Axial MRI showing the involvement of the right iliac crest.
Figure 5
Figure 5
Histologic section showing infiltration of bone by the tumor.
Figure 6
Figure 6
Intraoperative X-ray showing TEN insertion in the iliac crest.
Figure 7
Figure 7
Acrylic cement reconstruction of the iliac crest.
Figure 8
Figure 8
One-year post-operative X-ray.
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Similar articles

See all similar articles

Cited by

References

    1. Brandwein-Gensler MS, Gnepp DR. In: World Health Organization classification of tumours: pathology and genetics of head and neck tumours. Barnes L, Evenson JW, Reichart P, Sidransky D, editor. Lyon: IARC Press; 2005. Low-grade cribriform cystadenocarcinoma; p. 233.
    1. Ellis GL, Auclair PL. Atlas of Tumor Pathology, 3. Washington, DC: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology; 1996. Tumors of the salivary glands.
    1. Buxton RW, Maxwell JH, Branch AJ. Surgical treatment of epithelial tumors of the parotid gland. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1953;97:401–416. - PubMed
    1. Hoffman HT, Hynds Karnell L, Robinson RA, Pinkston JA, Mench HR. National cancer database report on cancer of the head and neck: acinic cell carcinoma (multi institution report) Head Neck. 1999;21:297. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0347(199907)21:4<297::AID-HED2>3.0.CO;2-R. - DOI - PubMed
    1. Spiro RH. Salivary neoplasm: overview of a 35-year experience with 2807 patients. Head Neck Surg. 1986;8(3):177–184. doi: 10.1002/hed.2890080309. - DOI - PubMed

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources