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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the sublingual salivary gland in a 16-year-old female – report of a case and review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

M. R. McFall ,
G. H. Irvine  and
J. W. Eveson
M. R. McFall*
Affiliation:
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Centre for the Study of Oral Disease, University of Bristol Dental Hospital and School, Bristol, UK.
G. H. Irvine
Affiliation:
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Centre for the Study of Oral Disease, University of Bristol Dental Hospital and School, Bristol, UK.
J. W. Eveson
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology, Centre for the Study of Oral Disease, University of Bristol Dental Hospital and School, Bristol, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: M. R. McFall, F.D.S.R.C.S., Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Southmead Hospital, Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol BS1O 5NB. Fax: 0117 9595519
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Abstract

Tumours of the sublingual salivary gland are exceptionally rare. The present case report describes an adenoid cystic carcinoma of the sublingual salivary gland occurring in a 16-year-old girl, in itself an uncommon event. In addition, an interesting feature of the presentation was obstruction of the ipsilateral submandibular gland due to involvement of Wharton's duct.

Keywords

Sublingual glandCarcinoma
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 111 , Issue 5 , May 1997 , pp. 485 - 488
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1997

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