Rehabilitation of an Advanced Case of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a cancer of the salivary gland that primarily affects the parotid, submandibular, and accessory salivary glands. Its growth is slow and it has infiltrative nature. A 46-year-old female patient coming from the rural area presented a lesion on the palate and reported pain i...

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Published inCase reports in dentistry Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 1 - 4
Main Authors Borges, Alvaro Henrique, Volpato, Maria Carmen Palma Faria, Carvalhosa, Artur Aburad, Castro, Paulo Henrique de Souza, Caldas, Lorena Frange, Volpato, Luis Evaristo Ricci, Bandeca, Matheus Coelho
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2015
Hindawi Limited
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Summary:Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a cancer of the salivary gland that primarily affects the parotid, submandibular, and accessory salivary glands. Its growth is slow and it has infiltrative nature. A 46-year-old female patient coming from the rural area presented a lesion on the palate and reported pain in the region for three years. After incisional biopsy, and histopathological diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cribriform type of minor salivary gland, superior hemimaxillectomy and adjuvant treatment with radiotherapy and maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation were performed.
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Academic Editor: Maria Aparecida de Andrade Moreira Machado
ISSN:2090-6447
2090-6455
DOI:10.1155/2015/651321