Open AccessAdenoid cystic carcinoma of alveolar mucosa: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Yashwant Ingale,
Sushma Bommanavar,
Manjusha Ingale,
Rajdeep Pavaskar
Publication year - 2018
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/jomfp.jomfp_237_13
Subject(s) - adenoid cystic carcinoma , minor salivary glands , pathology , medicine , alveolar mucosa , salivary gland , oral mucosa , adenoid , hard palate , carcinoma , dentistry
Adenoid cystic carcinomas are rare epithelial malignancies of salivary glands that show slow growth and local invasion with recurrences seen many years after diagnosis. Upto 50% of tumors occur in intraoral minor salivary glands usually in the hard palate. Tumors on the alveolar mucosa are extremely rare. We present a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma on the right alveolar mucosa in a 35 year old female. The case is been presented for its rarity.