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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of soft palate

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Case Report

Author Details : Deepalakshmi Tantry, Gururaj Tantry, Abhinandan J Shriyan*

Volume : 5, Issue : 3, Year : 2022

Article Page : 84-86

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijoas.2022.021

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Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a slow growing and relentless salivary gland malignancy composed of epithelial and myoepithelial neoplastic cells that form various patterns, including tubular, cribriform, and solid forms. It is a rare tumor constitutes for less than 1% of head and neck malignancies and 10% of all salivary gland tumors. Palate is the most common site to be involved in the oral cavity followed by parotid gland and submandibular gland. They are usually asymptomatic, characteristically shows infiltrative growth and perineural invasion. In this paper a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of soft palate in 52 year old male is presented.

Keywords: Adenoid cystic carcinoma, Salivary gland tumour. Soft palate

How to cite : Tantry D, Tantry G, Shriyan A J, Adenoid cystic carcinoma of soft palate. J Otorhinolaryngol Allied Sci 2022;5(3):84-86

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