title: Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the accessory parotid gland.
abstract: Accessory parotid gland is a small salivary gland tissue separated from main part of parotid gland. It is located on the masseter muscle anterior to the Stensen's duct. Tumors of accessory parotid gland are rare. In this article, we report an unusual case of adenoid cystic carcinoma involving accessory parotid gland. The patient presented with a progressively growing mass in the middle portion of her cheek. She underwent a partial parotidectomy including both the superficial and accessory lobes. The histopathologic diagnosis was adenoid cystic carcinoma of cribriform type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, 06100 Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey. doktorent@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Deniz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baklacı
authors.forename: Volkan
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Güngör
authors.forename: Müge
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Özcan
authors.forename: Yavuz Fuat
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yılmaz
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ünal
authors.forename: Aysel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çolak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018987:Salivary Ducts / Q000473:pathology; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods