Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: a case report with review of literature.
Minor salivary gland neoplasms of the buccal mucosa are relatively uncommon. Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), a well-defined entity, occurs most of the times in the parotid, submandibular glands and palate, as far as the intraoral site is concerned. Adenoid cystic carcinoma tends to have an indolent, extended clinical course with wide local infiltration and late distant metastases. We are presenting a case of an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the buccal mucosa in a 48-year-old female patient.
Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences , Pondicherry, India .
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, SRM Kattankulathur Dental College & Hospital Srm University , Potheri, Kanchipuram, India .
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Cylindroma; Perineural invasion; Salivary gland tumour