[Intra-mandibular location of a adenoid cystic carcinoma. Review of the literature].
An update review of the published data (13 références) concerning primary central mandibular adenoid cystic carcinoma is presented. Those tumors are exceptionally located within mandible: the diagnostic could be evocated in case of body or angle radiolucency of the mandible. The most frequent diagnosis appeared to be an osteolytic odontogenic cyst. Surgical analysis has shown a very friable and low density solid tumor next to mandibular nerve. This pathology has a quiet and long term development (mainly pulmonary metastasis many years later). The best treatment consisted in bone resection. Even though, his origin of this type of carcinoma is still unknown: a consistent hypothesis is made of ectopic embryologic inclusions or of neoplastic mutation of odontogenic cysts.
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Service de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale, C.H.G. d'Aix-en-Provence, Aix-en-Provence.
Benso
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Ferrara
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Lagier
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis