Open AccessAdenoid cystic carcinoma on the dorsum of the tongue
Author(s) -
Sonali Sengupta,
Anadi Roychowdhury,
Palash Bhattacharya,
Anjali Bandyopadhyay
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.110689
Subject(s) - adenoid cystic carcinoma , tongue , dorsum , salivary gland , minor salivary glands , medicine , pathology , anatomy , carcinoma
Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a relatively rare epithelial tumor of the salivary glands accounting for about 5-10% of all salivary gland neoplasms. Approximately, 31% of salivary gland neoplasms affect minor salivary glands particularly the palate. It involves tongue in only 19.8% of cases and even rarely the dorsum of the tongue. We report such a rare case that affected dorsum of the tongue in a 45-year-old-female patient.