Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm most commonly originating in salivary glands of head and neck region. Its occurrence elsewhere is rare and extension to thyroid even rarer. We report a 27 year old male who was diagnosed to have features of adenoid cystic carcinoma in fine needle aspirate of the thyroid swelling and subsequently confirmed by histopathology. Extensive search faile...

Objective: Recent studies revealed the existence of ectopic gene at t(6;9)(q22-23;p23-24) in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), resulting in MYB-NFIB fusion gene formation. In this study, we discuss the expression of MYB of ACC in salivary gland and its clinicopathological significance. Methods: We examined 98 samples of salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma and 68 samples of salivary non-ACC ne...

OBJECTIVE To design and validate a disease-specific health status instrument-the Tonsil and Adenoid Health Status Instrument-for use in children with tonsil and adenoid disease. DESIGN Prospective psychometric and clinimetric instrument validation in 3 stages. SETTINGS A tertiary academic pediatric specialty hospital and a tertiary academic hospital, in 2 different cities. PATIENTS/OTHER PA...

Indolent tumor growth up to large masses and broad infiltration of surrounding tissue are the most typical characteristics malignant tumors nasal cavity paranasal sinuses. If surgery is a therapeutic option, extended resections complex reconstruction modalities have be taken into account. We present combination different techniques restore midface integrity after bilateral maxillectomy, includi...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant tumour commonly originating from the salivary glands, but can rarely arise from the upper airway and be life threatening when the central airway is compromised. While surgical resection is considered the definitive treatment, adenoid cystic carcinoma of the airway is frequently unresectable for a variety of reasons including tumour size, location, local e...

Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma in the lung is very rare, so its clinicopathologic characteristics have usually been extrapolated from the salivary disease. However, the clinical courses of pulmonary adenoid cystic carcinomas may be different from those of salivary disease, and individual differences may also exist. I report here on a case of a patient who was initially diagnosed as pulmonary ...

AIM The aim of current study is to investigate whether tonsillar and/or adenoid tissue of patients with chronic adenotonsillitis plays a reservoir role for Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) or Helicobacter hepaticus (H. hepaticus). BACKGROUND Recently, there have been arguments ragarding Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) being reserved in adenotonsillar tissue. PATIENTS AND METHODS This study w...

BACKGROUND Cancer constitutes a key pressure on public health regardless of the economy state in different countries. As a kind of highly malignant epithelial tumor, lacrimal gland adenoid cystic carcinoma can occur in any part of the body, such as salivary gland, submandibular gland, trachea, lung, breast, skin and lacrimal gland. Chemotherapy is one of the key treatment techniques, but drug r...

Primary adenoid cystic carcinoma of the Bartholin gland is a rare carcinoma in female genitalia tract. In review of literature less than 100 cases have been reported. The presented case is a 44 - year - old married woman with complain of a painful mass in the vulvar area. The nodule was excised and microscopic examination revealed adenoid cystic carcinoma of Bartholin gland origin. A few months...