title: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the tongue presenting as a hypoglossal nerve palsy.
abstract: A case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the tongue is reported. It was unusual in that its initial presentation was that of a twelfth cranial nerve palsy of unknown origin. A brief review of the literature of this uncommon condition is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Eastman Dental Hospital, London.
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Silvester
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barnes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology