Report

Multiple Cutaneous Metastases from a Parotid Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Danyel Elias da Cruz PEREZ¹, José MAGRIN², Oslei Paes DE ALMEIDA³, Luiz Paulo KOWALSKI²
¹Department of Stomatology, A. C. Camargo Cancer Hospital, Sao Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
²Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Otorhinolaryngology, A. C. Camargo Cancer Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil
³Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry of Piracicaba, University of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Cutaneous metastasis from salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma is extremely rare. We report a case of a 39-year-old man that presented multiple cutaneous metastases from a parotid salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma. The clinical, histopathological and immunohistochemical features are described and discussed. This case shows the importance of a detailed and periodical skin examination in patients treated for salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma. Pathology & Oncology Research, Vol 13, Nr 2, 167-169, 2007

Key words: adenoid cystic carcinoma; cutaneous metastasis; cancer; cytokeratin; histopathology; immunohistochemistry

Received: Sep 7, 2006; accepted: Mar 10, 2007
Correspondence: Danyel Elias da Cruz PEREZ, Department of Stomatology, A. C. Camargo Cancer Hospital, Rua Professor Antonio Prudente, 211. Liberdade Sao Paulo, Piracicaba 01509-900, Brazil; Tel: +55-11-2189-5129, Fax: +55-11-3277-6789; E-mail: perezdec2003@yahoo.com.br

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