FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATION DIAGNOSIS OF A PULMONARY METASTASIS FROM A CUTANEOUS ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA - A CASE-REPORT

BACKGROUND: Primary cutaneous adenoid cystic carcinomas (CACC) rarely metastasize to the lung. The few documented cases have been diagnosed by surgical biopsy. CASE: An 82-year-old female presented with an enla rging lung mass 15 years after being diagnosed with CACC. The diagnosi s of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma was made following a computed tomography-guided fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy. CONCLUSION: Me tastatic CACC in the lung can be diagnosed by FNA. Knowledge of the pa tient's clinical history and morphologic variants of CACC is important in making the diagnosis.