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AI InsightWe present a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the tongue which was treated with surgery and chemoradiotherapy, and brief literature review on its clinical, pathological and therapeutic aspects.
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Abstract
Adenoid cystic carcinomas are the malignant neoplasms that are originating from major and minor salivary glands. They are slowly growing, locally invasive malignant tumors and they potentially cause distant metastasis. They represent approximately 29% of all minor salivary gland tumors and the most common intraoral site is hard palate. Adenoid cystic carcinomas of tongue are rarely seen. Prognosis of adenoid cystic carcinomas of head and neck is better than the epithelial neoplasms of head and neck. We present a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the tongue which was treated with surgery and chemoradiotherapy, and brief literature review on its clinical, pathological and therapeutic aspects.
Özet
Adenoid kistik karsinomlar, major veya minör tükrük bezlerinden köken alan neoplazmlardır. Yavaş büyüyen, lokal invaziv ve uzak metastaz potansiyeli olan malign neoplazmlardır. Adenoid kistik karsinom, minör tükrük bezi tümörlerinin %29unu teşkil ederken en sık görüldüğü lokalizasyon sert damaktır. Dilde ise adenoid kistik karsinom nadir görülmektedir. Baş boyun bölgesi adenoid kistik karsinomlarında prognoz diğer epitel kökenli kanserlere göre daha iyidir. Bu çalışmada cerrahi ve kemoradyoterapi ile tedavi edilen dilde adenoid kistik karsinom olgusu, klinik, patolojik ve tedavi yaklaşımlarıyla literatür bilgileri ışığında sunulmuştur.