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Case Reports
. 2012 Sep;9(5):642-6.
doi: 10.4103/1735-3327.104888.

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature

Vidya Ajila  1 , Shruthi Hegde, Gopakumar R Nair, Subhas G Babu
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature

Vidya Ajila et al. Dent Res J (Isfahan). 2012 Sep.

Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinomas are deceptive malignancies that show slow growth and local invasion with recurrences seen many years after diagnosis. Upto 50% of these tumors occur in the intraoral minor salivary glands usually in the hard palate. Buccal mucosal tumors are relatively rare. We determined the incidence of buccal mucosal adenoid cystic carcinoma by reviewing the number of reported cases in the literature. This is the first article to analyze the occurrence of adenoid cystic carcinomas in the buccal mucosa through a review of 41 articles. Our review revealed 178 buccal mucosal adenoid cystic carcinomas among a total of 2,280 reported cases. We present a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma occurring in the left buccal mucosa of a 45-year-old female.

Keywords: Adenoid cystic; carcinoma; salivary glands; ultrasonography.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Clinical Intraoral picture showing swelling in the left posterior buccal mucosa (black arrow)
Figure 2
Figure 2
Orthopantomograph showing no bony changes
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Figure 3
Ultrasonographic image showing a well defined hypoechoic mass with uniform internal structure (lesion extent marked with X)
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Figure 4
Photomicrograph ×10 showing cribriform pattern of tumor cells
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