Open AccessAdenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland
Author(s) -
Pournima Godge,
Shweta Sharma,
Monica Yadav
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
contemporary clinical dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.289
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0976-237X
pISSN - 0976-2361
DOI - 10.4103/0976-237x.96838
Subject(s) - adenoid cystic carcinoma , cribriform , salivary gland , parotid gland , perineural invasion , medicine , pathology , distant metastasis , adenoid , infiltration (hvac) , carcinoma , metastasis , cancer , physics , thermodynamics
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of salivary glands is a slow-growing malignant tumor, characterized by wide local infiltration, perineural spread, a propensity to local recurrence and late distant metastasis. Although ACC is the second most common malignant salivary gland neoplasm and constitutes approximately one-third of all salivary gland malignancies, it is relatively rare in parotid gland. Here, we present a case report of a cribriform type of ACC involving parotid salivary gland in a 66-year-old female.