Johnson P A, Millar B G, Leopard P J
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, North Staffs Hospital Centre, Stoke-on-Trent.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1989 Dec;27(6):501-5. doi: 10.1016/s0266-4356(89)80009-9.
Radiolucent lesions in the jaws usually are associated with pathology of odontogenic origin. An unusual case of an adenoid cystic carcinoma arising from within the mandible is described. The origin of central salivary tumours is discussed and the literature reviewed.