title: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of sublingual salivary gland obstructing the submandibular salivary gland duct.
abstract: Sublingual salivary gland malignancies are extremely rare and account for only 0.3-1% of all epithelial salivary gland tumors. Here, we report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the sublingual salivary gland that presented as a swelling in the right anterior floor of the mouth obstructing the submandibular duct. Sublingual salivary gland ACC obstructing the submandibular duct is rare and only three cases have been reported in the literature until date. We discuss the different patterns of ACC seen during the pathologic investigations and its radiologic features.
authors: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors: Venkata Suneel
authors: VS
authors: Kumar
authors: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors: Venkata Sarath
authors: VS
authors: Prathi
authors: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors: Rakesh Kumar
authors: RK
authors: Manne
authors: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors: Swapna
authors: S
authors: Beeraka
authors: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Narayana Dental College and Hospital, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.
authors: Kannan
authors: K
authors: Natarajan
keywords: Adenoid cystic carcinoma; sublingual salivary gland; submandibular salivary duct