adenoid cystic carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: a case report and review of the literature

Authors

vidya ajila

shruthi hegde

gopakumar r nair

subhas g babu

abstract

adenoid cystic carcinomas are deceptive malignancies that show slow growth and local invasion with recurrences seen many years after diagnosis. upto 50% of these tumors occur in the intraoral minor salivary glands usually in the hard palate. buccal mucosal tumors are relatively rare. we determined the incidence of buccal mucosal adenoid cystic carcinoma by reviewing the number of reported cases in the literature. this is the fi rst article to analyze the occurrence of adenoid cystic carcinomas in the buccal mucosa through a review of 41 articles. our review revealed 178 buccal mucosal adenoid cystic carcinomas among a total of 2,280 reported cases. we present a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma occurring in the left buccal mucosa of a 45-year-old female. key words: adenoid cystic, carcinoma, salivary glands, ultrasonography

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