Case Reports in Dentistry (Jan 2015)

Rehabilitation of an Advanced Case of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

  • Luiz Evaristo Ricci Volpato,
  • Lorena Frange Caldas,
  • Paulo Henrique de Souza Castro,
  • Artur Aburad de Carvalhosa,
  • Maria Carmen Palma Faria Volpato,
  • Matheus Coelho Bandéca,
  • Álvaro Henrique Borges

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/651321
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2015

Abstract

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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.