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Paranasal sinus adenoid cystic carcinoma

MedGen UID:
233840
•Concept ID:
C1335337
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Accessory Sinus Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; accessory sinus adenoid cystic carcinoma; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Accessory Sinus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of accessory sinus; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Paranasal Sinus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of paranasal sinus; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Accessory Sinus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of the accessory sinus; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Paranasal Sinus; adenoid cystic carcinoma of the paranasal sinus; Paranasal Sinus Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; paranasal sinus adenoid cystic carcinoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006352

Definition

A rare adenoid cystic carcinoma that arises from the paranasal sinuses. It usually has an aggressive clinical course characterized by high recurrence rates and distant metastases. [from NCI]

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International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Sinonasal Tumors.
Kuan EC, Wang EW, Adappa ND, Beswick DM, London NR Jr, Su SY, Wang MB, Abuzeid WM, Alexiev B, Alt JA, Antognoni P, Alonso-Basanta M, Batra PS, Bhayani M, Bell D, Bernal-Sprekelsen M, Betz CS, Blay JY, Bleier BS, Bonilla-Velez J, Callejas C, Carrau RL, Casiano RR, Castelnuovo P, Chandra RK, Chatzinakis V, Chen SB, Chiu AG, Choby G, Chowdhury NI, Citardi MJ, Cohen MA, Dagan R, Dalfino G, Dallan I, Dassi CS, de Almeida J, Dei Tos AP, DelGaudio JM, Ebert CS, El-Sayed IH, Eloy JA, Evans JJ, Fang CH, Farrell NF, Ferrari M, Fischbein N, Folbe A, Fokkens WJ, Fox MG, Lund VJ, Gallia GL, Gardner PA, Geltzeiler M, Georgalas C, Getz AE, Govindaraj S, Gray ST, Grayson JW, Gross BA, Grube JG, Guo R, Ha PK, Halderman AA, Hanna EY, Harvey RJ, Hernandez SC, Holtzman AL, Hopkins C, Huang Z, Huang Z, Humphreys IM, Hwang PH, Iloreta AM, Ishii M, Ivan ME, Jafari A, Kennedy DW, Khan M, Kimple AJ, Kingdom TT, Knisely A, Kuo YJ, Lal D, Lamarre ED, Lan MY, Le H, Lechner M, Lee NY, Lee JK, Lee VH, Levine CG, Lin JC, Lin DT, Lobo BC, Locke T, Luong AU, Magliocca KR, Markovic SN, Matnjani G, McKean EL, Meço C, Mendenhall WM, Michel L, Na'ara S, Nicolai P, Nuss DW, Nyquist GG, Oakley GM, Omura K, Orlandi RR, Otori N, Papagiannopoulos P, Patel ZM, Pfister DG, Phan J, Psaltis AJ, Rabinowitz MR, Ramanathan M Jr, Rimmer R, Rosen MR, Sanusi O, Sargi ZB, Schafhausen P, Schlosser RJ, Sedaghat AR, Senior BA, Shrivastava R, Sindwani R, Smith TL, Smith KA, Snyderman CH, Solares CA, Sreenath SB, Stamm A, Stölzel K, Sumer B, Surda P, Tajudeen BA, Thompson LDR, Thorp BD, Tong CCL, Tsang RK, Turner JH, Turri-Zanoni M, Udager AM, van Zele T, VanKoevering K, Welch KC, Wise SK, Witterick IJ, Won TB, Wong SN, Woodworth BA, Wormald PJ, Yao WC, Yeh CF, Zhou B, Palmer JN
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2024 Feb;14(2):149-608. Epub 2024 Jan 2 doi: 10.1002/alr.23262. PMID: 37658764
Current opinions on diagnosis and treatment of adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Fang Y, Peng Z, Wang Y, Gao K, Liu Y, Fan R, Zhang H, Xie Z, Jiang W
Oral Oncol 2022 Jul;130:105945. Epub 2022 Jun 2 doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.105945. PMID: 35662026
Radiotherapy of sinonasal cancers.
Larnaudie A, Delaby N, Marcy PY, Leleu T, Costes-Martineau V, Vergez S, de Gabory L, Quintyn JC, Doré M, Pointreau Y, Thariat J
Cancer Radiother 2022 Feb-Apr;26(1-2):156-167. Epub 2021 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2021.10.007. PMID: 34953697

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Diagnosis

Adenoid cystic carcinoma presenting as an orbital apex syndrome.
McDonald HR, Char DH
Ann Ophthalmol 1985 Dec;17(12):757-9. PMID: 3004304

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