Adenocarcinoma of the sublingual gland.
Primary adenocarcinoma arising in the sublingual gland is very rare. In this report, we have described the details of a case of adenocarcinoma of the sublingual gland. A 27-year-old Japanese male was referred to our department with a swelling of the floor of the mouth on the right side. The patient underwent a wide resection of the lesion and dissection of the right upper neck. Twelve months after his primary surgery, he was readmitted to hospital because of a metastasis in the lower lobe of the right lung and a right lower lobectomy was performed. He has undergone periodical controls for 3 years. No sign of recurrence or metastasis has been observed.
Uchiyama
K
K
Department Dentistry and Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan.
Ikeuchi
S
S
Shiba
H
H
Okada
Y
Y
Asanami
S
S
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013361:Sublingual Gland