Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of the mouth – A rare presentation

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an unusual salivary gland malignancy that remains poorly understood. It is a slow growing but aggressive neoplasm with a tendency for recurrence. It is characterized by the proliferation of ductal (luminal) and myoepithelial cells in cribriform, tubular, solid, and...

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Main Authors: Chandresh Jaiswara, Neeraj Kumar Dhiman, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Naresh Kumar Sharma, Vishal Verma, Arun Pandey
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
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Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Naresh Kumar Sharma
Vishal Verma
Arun Pandey
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description Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an unusual salivary gland malignancy that remains poorly understood. It is a slow growing but aggressive neoplasm with a tendency for recurrence. It is characterized by the proliferation of ductal (luminal) and myoepithelial cells in cribriform, tubular, solid, and cystic forms. Standard treatment, including surgery with postoperative radiation therapy, has attained reasonable local control rates, but distant metastases do not allow any improvement in the survival rate. The understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving ACC is quite rudimentary. We present a case of a 55-year-old female diagnosed with ACC involving the floor of the mouth with an aim to present the carcinoma's behavior, immunohistocytochemistry, the staining pattern, its treatment, and prognosis.
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spelling doaj-art-3415fd6b03cd457f9eb8d9d11f7c04ac2025-08-20T02:50:27ZengElsevierJournal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research2212-42682016-11-016S65S6910.1016/j.jobcr.2015.09.007Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of the mouth – A rare presentationChandresh Jaiswara0Neeraj Kumar Dhiman1Akhilesh Kumar Singh2Naresh Kumar Sharma3Vishal Verma4Arun Pandey5Assistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., IndiaAssistant Professor, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., IndiaService Senior Resident, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India; Corresponding author.Professor & Head, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., IndiaJunior Resident, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., IndiaJunior Resident, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., IndiaAdenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an unusual salivary gland malignancy that remains poorly understood. It is a slow growing but aggressive neoplasm with a tendency for recurrence. It is characterized by the proliferation of ductal (luminal) and myoepithelial cells in cribriform, tubular, solid, and cystic forms. Standard treatment, including surgery with postoperative radiation therapy, has attained reasonable local control rates, but distant metastases do not allow any improvement in the survival rate. The understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving ACC is quite rudimentary. We present a case of a 55-year-old female diagnosed with ACC involving the floor of the mouth with an aim to present the carcinoma's behavior, immunohistocytochemistry, the staining pattern, its treatment, and prognosis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426815001153Adenoid cystic carcinomaMinor salivary glandFloor of the mouthMalignant
spellingShingle Chandresh Jaiswara
Neeraj Kumar Dhiman
Akhilesh Kumar Singh
Naresh Kumar Sharma
Vishal Verma
Arun Pandey
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of the mouth – A rare presentation
Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Minor salivary gland
Floor of the mouth
Malignant
title Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of the mouth – A rare presentation
title_full Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of the mouth – A rare presentation
title_fullStr Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of the mouth – A rare presentation
title_full_unstemmed Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of the mouth – A rare presentation
title_short Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of the mouth – A rare presentation
title_sort adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of the mouth a rare presentation
topic Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Minor salivary gland
Floor of the mouth
Malignant
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212426815001153
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