Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Buccal Mucosa: A Case Report with Review
of Literature
Published: March 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4182
Vidyalakshmi S., Aravindhan R.
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry, India.
2. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital, Srm University, Potheri,
Kanchipuram, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Aravindhan R.,
Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology,
SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital, SRM University, Potheri, Kanchipuram, India.
Phone: +91-9442543907, Email: araviopath86@gmail.com
Minor salivary gland neoplasms of the buccal mucosa are relatively uncommon. Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), a well-defined entity, occurs most of the times in the parotid, submandibular glands and palate, as far as the intraoral site is concerned. Adenoid cystic carcinoma tends to have an indolent, extended clinical course with wide local infiltration and late distant metastases. We are presenting a case of an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the buccal mucosa in a 48-year-old female patient.
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