Adenoid cystic carcinoma of buccal mucosa

Kumar, Anoop N
Harish, M
Alavi, Yasin A
Mallikarjuna, Rachappa

¹Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, PSM College of Dental Science and Research, Trichur, Kerala, India
²Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, KM Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India
³MIDAC Dental Center, Calicut, Kerala, India
⁴Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, KM Shah Dental College and Hospital, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Dr Rachappa Mallikarjuna, [email protected], [email protected]

BMJ Case Reports 2013, 2013. | DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2013-009770

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a malignant neoplasm most commonly originating in the salivary glands of head and neck region. The clinical and pathological findings typical of this tumour include slow growth, perineural invasion and potential local recurrence. Up to 50% of these tumours occur in the intraoral minor salivary glands usually in the hard palate. We present a case report of a 26-year-old woman who was diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the right buccal mucosa. The peculiarity of the lesion and the approach we made is the key factor in the presentation.