Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Maxilla, CT Follow-Up: A Case Report

Background: Intraoral adenoid cystic carcinoma is an uncommon pathology with a variable clinical course, it develops as a slow growing swelling characterized by wide local infi ltration. Most patients are in their fourth and sixth decades of life, and females are slightly more affected than males. Case report: An 46-years-old woman was seen at University Hospital of Cuiabá with strong pain in the upper edge of the right side region. Patient reported being subjected to tooth extraction in the area where the pain was equivalent to 4 years, and in intraoral examination revealed an increase in volume of the region of the right side palate. The patient was submitted to the radical surgery promoting the removal of the lesion in the areas of the right maxilla, maxillary sinus and floor of the right orbit. The diagnosis was adenoid cystic carcinoma and after one year of follow-up the patient showed no presence of recurrences. Case Report Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Maxilla, CT Follow-Up: A Case Report Bruno Vieira Caputo1*, Gilberto Araujo Noro Filho1, Claudio Costa2, Artur Aburad de Carvalhosa3 and Elcio Magdalena Giovani4 1Paulista University (Unip), São Paulo, SP, Brazil 2Stomatology Department, Dental School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 3Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Cuiabá. And Coordinator, Department of Oral Pathology in Hospital of Cancer, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil 4Chairman, Professor in Integrated Clinic Discipline, Coordinator of Center for Study and Care of Special Patients (CEAPE). Professor in Postgraduate Dentistry Courses, Paulista University (Unip), São Paulo, SP, Brazil Dates: Received: 20 December, 2016; Accepted: 04 January, 2017; Published: 07 January, 2017 *Corresponding author: Bruno Vieira Caputo, Paulista University, UNIP, Center for Study and Care of Special Patients, CEAPE, Rua Doutor Bacelar, 1212, Vila Clementino, CEP 04026-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, Tel: 551123672307; E-mail: