Adenoid cystic carcinoma of mandible.

1 Specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Brazilian College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Trauma. Master’s degree in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). 2 Specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). Master’s degree student in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). 3 Doctoral degree in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). Adjunct professor of oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). 4 Doctoral degree in oral pathology, Rio Grande do Norte Federal University (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte or UFRN). Adjunct professor of oral pathology, Pernambuco Dentistry School (FOP/UPE). 5 Specialist in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, head of the residence program in oral and maxillofacial surgery and trauma, Oswaldo Cruz University Hospital HUOC/UPE. Pernambuco Dentistry School (Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco or FOP), University of Pernambuco (UPE). Send correspondence to: Faculdade de Odontologia de Pernambuco FOP/UPE Av. General Newton Cavalcanti, 1650, Camaragibe PE. CEP: 54753-220. Paper submitted to the BJORL-SGP (Publishing Management System – Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology) on July 13, 2010; and accepted on September 18, 2010. cod. 7201 CASE REPORT Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2011;77(6):807. BJORL