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| Year : 2013 |
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma on the dorsum of the tongue
Subhalakshmi Sengupta, Anadi Roychowdhury, Palash Bhattacharya, Anjali Bandyopadhyay
Department of Pathology, R. G. Kar Medical College, Khudiram Bose Sarani, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Anadi Roychowdhury
10/2B, East Talbagan Road, Barrackpore, Kolkata 700 122
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.110689
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a relatively rare epithelial tumor of the salivary glands accounting for about 5-10% of all salivary gland neoplasms. Approximately, 31% of salivary gland neoplasms affect minor salivary glands particularly the palate. It involves tongue in only 19.8% of cases and even rarely the dorsum of the tongue. We report such a rare case that affected dorsum of the tongue in a 45-year-old-female patient. |
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