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Floor of Mouth Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
124719
•Concept ID:
C0280312
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Floor of Mouth; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Floor of Mouth

Definition

An adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oral cavity that arises from the floor of the mouth. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVFloor of Mouth Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The treatment of sublingual gland tumours.
Sun G, Yang X, Tang E, Wen J, Lu M, Hu Q
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2010 Sep;39(9):863-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2010.04.051. PMID: 20605409
Management of adenoid cystic carcinoma of minor salivary glands.
Triantafillidou K, Dimitrakopoulos J, Iordanidis F, Koufogiannis D
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2006 Jul;64(7):1114-20. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.06.017. PMID: 16781345
Management of malignant sublingual salivary gland tumors.
Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Pellitteri PK, Bradley PJ, Ferlito A
Oral Oncol 2004 Jan;40(1):2-5. doi: 10.1016/s1368-8375(03)00104-0. PMID: 14662408

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Managing malignant sublingual gland tumors: a single institution experience with 23 patients.
Zhang SL, Wu ZY, Fan RX, Jia J, Yu ZL
BMC Cancer 2024 Sep 11;24(1):1135. doi: 10.1186/s12885-024-12899-y. PMID: 39261773Free PMC Article
Salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma with cervical lymph node metastasis: a preliminary study of 62 cases.
Min R, Siyi L, Wenjun Y, Ow A, Lizheng W, Minjun D, Chenping Z
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Aug;41(8):952-7. Epub 2012 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2012.04.023. PMID: 22647764
Multiple malignant salivary gland neoplasms: mucoepidermoid carcinoma of palate and adenoid cystic carcinoma of floor of mouth.
Whitt JC, Schafer DR, Callihan MD
Head Neck Pathol 2008 Mar;2(1):41-8. Epub 2007 Dec 6 doi: 10.1007/s12105-007-0026-1. PMID: 20614341Free PMC Article
Management of adenoid cystic carcinoma of minor salivary glands.
Triantafillidou K, Dimitrakopoulos J, Iordanidis F, Koufogiannis D
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2006 Jul;64(7):1114-20. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.06.017. PMID: 16781345
Intra-oral carcinomas in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria.
Otoh EC, Johnson NW, Olasoji HO, Danfillo IS, Adeleke OA
Oral Dis 2005 Nov;11(6):379-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01134.x. PMID: 16269030

Diagnosis

Diagnosis of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma with Striking Tubular Hypereosinophilia by MYB and EWSR1 Breakapart Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization.
Yadav U, Mahendru R, Sharma J, Kakkar A
Head Neck Pathol 2023 Dec;17(4):940-951. Epub 2023 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s12105-023-01596-0. PMID: 38010473Free PMC Article
Intra-oral carcinomas in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria.
Otoh EC, Johnson NW, Olasoji HO, Danfillo IS, Adeleke OA
Oral Dis 2005 Nov;11(6):379-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01134.x. PMID: 16269030
Management of malignant sublingual salivary gland tumors.
Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Pellitteri PK, Bradley PJ, Ferlito A
Oral Oncol 2004 Jan;40(1):2-5. doi: 10.1016/s1368-8375(03)00104-0. PMID: 14662408
Malignant tumors of the oral cavity and oropharynx: clinical, pathologic, and radiologic evaluation.
Weber AL, Romo L, Hashmi S
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2003 Aug;13(3):443-64. doi: 10.1016/s1052-5149(03)00037-6. PMID: 14631684
Salivary glands.
Saunders JR Jr, Hirata RM, Jaques DA
Surg Clin North Am 1986 Feb;66(1):59-81. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6109(16)43829-6. PMID: 3003940

Therapy

Effect of a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor and a CXC chemokine receptor-4 antagonist on tumor growth and metastasis in a xenotransplanted mouse model of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the oral floor.
Takaoka K, Hidaka S, Hashitani S, Segawa E, Yamamura M, Tanaka N, Zushi Y, Noguchi K, Kishimoto H, Urade M
Int J Oncol 2013 Sep;43(3):737-45. Epub 2013 Jul 8 doi: 10.3892/ijo.2013.2011. PMID: 23835861
Autonomization of free flaps in the oral cavity: A prospective clinical study.
Mücke T, Wolff KD, Rau A, Kehl V, Mitchell DA, Steiner T
Microsurgery 2012 Mar;32(3):201-6. Epub 2012 Jan 20 doi: 10.1002/micr.20984. PMID: 22262645
Persistent and/or late complications of combined radiation therapy and hyperthermia.
Ben-Yosef R, Kapp DS
Int J Hyperthermia 1992 Nov-Dec;8(6):733-45. doi: 10.3109/02656739209005021. PMID: 1479199
Photoradiation therapy of head and neck cancer.
Wile AG, Novotny J, Mason GR, Passy V, Berns MW
Prog Clin Biol Res 1984;170:681-91. PMID: 6099573

Prognosis

Malignant pleural effusion and pericardial effusion, an unusual presentation of metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma of the floor of mouth: A case report with cyto-histopathological correlation.
Lin C, Nandakumar L
Diagn Cytopathol 2023 Nov;51(11):E317-E321. Epub 2023 Aug 6 doi: 10.1002/dc.25210. PMID: 37545254
Management of adenoid cystic carcinoma of minor salivary glands.
Triantafillidou K, Dimitrakopoulos J, Iordanidis F, Koufogiannis D
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2006 Jul;64(7):1114-20. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.06.017. PMID: 16781345
Intra-oral carcinomas in Maiduguri, north-eastern Nigeria.
Otoh EC, Johnson NW, Olasoji HO, Danfillo IS, Adeleke OA
Oral Dis 2005 Nov;11(6):379-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1601-0825.2005.01134.x. PMID: 16269030
Management of malignant sublingual salivary gland tumors.
Rinaldo A, Shaha AR, Pellitteri PK, Bradley PJ, Ferlito A
Oral Oncol 2004 Jan;40(1):2-5. doi: 10.1016/s1368-8375(03)00104-0. PMID: 14662408
Malignant tumors of the oral cavity and oropharynx: clinical, pathologic, and radiologic evaluation.
Weber AL, Romo L, Hashmi S
Neuroimaging Clin N Am 2003 Aug;13(3):443-64. doi: 10.1016/s1052-5149(03)00037-6. PMID: 14631684

Clinical prediction guides

The role of elective neck dissection in patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck.
Xiao R, Sethi RKV, Feng AL, Fontanarosa JB, Deschler DG
Laryngoscope 2019 Sep;129(9):2094-2104. Epub 2019 Jan 22 doi: 10.1002/lary.27814. PMID: 30667061
A case of sublingual adenoid cystic carcinoma involving the mandible presenting as a "skip lesion".
Fujita M, Yanagi Y, Cortes ARG, Arita ES, Onoda T, Nagatsuka H, Asaumi JI
Oral Radiol 2018 Sep;34(3):281-287. Epub 2017 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s11282-017-0306-8. PMID: 30484035
Facial mimetic, cosmetic, and functional standardized assessment of the facial artery musculomucosal (FAMM) flap.
Jowett N, Hadlock TA, Sela E, Toth M, Knecht R, Lörincz BB
Auris Nasus Larynx 2017 Apr;44(2):220-226. Epub 2016 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2016.07.004. PMID: 27452415
Salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma with cervical lymph node metastasis: a preliminary study of 62 cases.
Min R, Siyi L, Wenjun Y, Ow A, Lizheng W, Minjun D, Chenping Z
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Aug;41(8):952-7. Epub 2012 May 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2012.04.023. PMID: 22647764
Persistent and/or late complications of combined radiation therapy and hyperthermia.
Ben-Yosef R, Kapp DS
Int J Hyperthermia 1992 Nov-Dec;8(6):733-45. doi: 10.3109/02656739209005021. PMID: 1479199

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