title: Central adenoid cystic carcinoma of the mandible.
abstract: A patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma arising centrally within the mandible, a rare location for this malignant salivary gland tumor, is described. Current concepts regarding the etiology, diagnosis, histology, and treatment of central intramandibular salivary gland tumors are discussed and the literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Brookstone
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Huvos
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Spiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*