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| Issue : 1 | Page : 36-39 |
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the base of the tongue: Case report and literature review
Gozde Serindere1, Gul Soylu Ozler2, Sibel Hakverdi3, Mehmet Serindere4
1 Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mustafa Kemal University, Ankara, Turkey
2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay, Turkey
4 Department of Radiology, Gulhane Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Gozde Serindere
Department of Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Mustafa Kemal University, Hatay
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/ijohr.ijohr_21_17
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignant tumor arising from salivary glands. ACC of the head and neck has some features such as slow growth, high recurrence percentages, distant metastasis, and a tendency for perineural invasion. It comprises almost 2%–4% of head and neck area tumors. In minor salivary glands, it is generally observed in the palate. We report such a rare case that affected the base of the tongue in a 65-year-old-female patient and also carried out a brief literature review on the subject. |
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