A 68-year-old postmenopausal patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cervic is described. Thirty-two other cases were collected from the literature, and a clinicopathologic analysis for the whole group is presented. The study indicates that a) adenoid cystic carcinoma usually occurs in postmenopausal patients in the commonest presenting problems; c) vaginal cytology was abnormal in most ca...

This article provides an update on the current understanding of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck, including a review of its epidemiology, clinical behavior, pathology, molecular biology, diagnostic workup, treatment and prognosis. Adenoid cystic carcinoma is an uncommon salivary gland tumor that may arise in a wide variety of anatomical sites in the head and neck, often with an adv...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the epidemiological aspects of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) and to evaluate the different therapeutic possibilities as well as the percentage of survival. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective, meta-analytic, observational study was carried out by selecting a total of 13 articles, which provided a sample size of 263 cases of patients who had been diagnosed with ACC in the mino...

Adenoid cystic carcinomas of the head and neck are rare. These tumors characterized by their slow but aggressive evolution. Nasopharyngeal localization adenoid carcinoma accounts for less than 1% all nasopharyngeal tumors.

Adenoid cyst carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon facial tumor and challenging to treat; surgical treatment due its localization. A 49-year-old Latin female patient with a one-year history of soft tissue-depending mass slow growth in the right maxillary region. Laboratory tests reported normal. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography showed tumor. Patient underwent resection by Weber-Fergusson approach...

BACKGROUND Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the major bacterial pathogens colonizing nasopharynx, and often causes upper respiratory tract infections in children. We investigated the prevalence of S. pneumoniae in nasopharynx and adenoid core in 57 children aged 2-5 years who underwent adenoidectomy for recurrent pharyngotonsillitis, and we determined serotypes and antibiotic resistance patte...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS To evaluate local production of staphylococcal superantigen (SAg)-specific IgE in adenoid tissue and to compare its prevalence with that in the tonsil and serum, as well as its relationship with markers of allergic inflammation within adenoid tissue. STUDY DESIGN Prospective randomized study. METHODS We recruited 18 atopic children who had rhinitis symptoms and were se...

Bartholin gland carcinomas (BGCs) are extremely rare tumors accounting for <1% of all female genital malignancies. The current study presents a 49-year-old female with an eight-year history of BGC. A mass was identified in the vulva and the patient underwent an excisional biopsy, which revealed a left Bartholin adenoid cystic carcinoma. The patient subsequently received surgery, chemotherapy an...