Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the mobile tongue: A rare case

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the mobile tongue: A rare case

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) occurs more commonly in the minor salivary glands of the palate on than the tongue. ACC is a malignant neoplasm that accounts for 1-2% of all head and neck malignancies and 10-15% of all salivary gland malignancies. ACC affects the exocrine glands at any site, but the...

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Main Authors: Pavitra Baskaran, R Mithra, M Sathyakumar, Satyaranjan Misra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Dental Research Journal
Subjects:
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
cribriform pattern
perineural invasion
Online Access:http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2012;volume=9;issue=7;spage=115;epage=118;aulast=Baskaran

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