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A middle-aged man with adenoid cystic lung carcinoma: not every dyspnoea is the novel coronavirus, even during a pandemic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 September 2020

Deep Chakrabarti Open the ORCID record for Deep Chakrabarti [Opens in a new window] ,
Sumaira Qayoom Open the ORCID record for Sumaira Qayoom [Opens in a new window] ,
Divya Kukreja ,
Abigail Veravolu Resu ,
Shiv Rajan ,
Mranalini Verma ,
Rajeev Gupta  and
Madan Lal Brahma Bhatt
Deep Chakrabarti*
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Sumaira Qayoom
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Divya Kukreja
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Abigail Veravolu Resu
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Shiv Rajan
Affiliation:
Department of Surgical Oncology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Mranalini Verma
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Rajeev Gupta
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
Madan Lal Brahma Bhatt
Affiliation:
Department of Radiation Oncology, King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India
*
Author for correspondence: Deep Chakrabarti, Department of Radiation Oncology, King George’s Medical University, Shah Mina Road, Lucknow226003, India. E-mail: deepchakrabarti.19@gmail.com
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Abstract

Background:

A middle-aged gentleman presenting with dyspnoea was presumptively assumed to be a novel coronavirus suspect.

Findings:

Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swabs were reported negative, and clinico-radiological workup revealed a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the lung with metastases to the contralateral lung and the lumbar vertebrae.

Conclusion:

ACC is a rare malignancy of exocrine glands. Most commonly found in the minor salivary glands, they may rarely occur in other sites. Primary ACC of the lung is a rare histologic subtype that is encountered infrequently in clinical practice for which standard guidelines do not exist.

Keywords

adenoid cystic carcinomanon-small-cell lung cancerpalliative radiotherapynovel coronavirusCOVID-19
Type
Case Study
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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 21 , Issue 1 , March 2022 , pp. 141 - 143
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© The Author(s), 2020. Published by Cambridge University Press

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