Sengupta Subhalakshmi, Roychowdhury Anadi, Bhattacharya Palash, Bandyopadhyay Anjali
Department of Pathology, R. G. Kar Medical College, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2013 Jan;17(1):98-100. doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.110689.
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.
腺样囊性癌是一种相对罕见的唾液腺上皮性肿瘤,约占所有唾液腺肿瘤的5%-10%。大约31%的唾液腺肿瘤累及小唾液腺,尤其是腭部。仅19.8%的病例累及舌部,累及舌背的情况更为罕见。我们报告了一例45岁女性患者舌背受累的罕见病例。