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Posterior Tongue Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

MedGen UID:
233868
•Concept ID:
C1335452
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Base of Tongue; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Posterior Tongue; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Base of the Tongue; Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Posterior Tongue; Base of the Tongue Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma; Base of Tongue Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Definition

An adenoid cystic carcinoma arising from the minor salivary glands in the base of the tongue. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPosterior Tongue Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Distant metastasis of parotid gland tumors.
Schwentner I, Obrist P, Thumfart W, Sprinzl G
Acta Otolaryngol 2006 Apr;126(4):340-5. doi: 10.1080/00016480500401035. PMID: 16608783
Radioactive gold grain implants in recurrent and locally advanced head-and-neck cancers.
Ashamalla H, Rafla S, Zaki B, Ikoro NC, Ross P
Brachytherapy 2002;1(3):161-6. doi: 10.1016/s1538-4721(02)00054-5. PMID: 15090280
Distant metastases from salivary glands cancer.
Bradley PJ
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2001 Jul-Aug;63(4):233-42. doi: 10.1159/000055748. PMID: 11408820
Swallow recovery in an oral cancer patient following surgery, radiotherapy, and hyperthermia.
Lazarus CL, Logemann JA, Kahrilas PJ, Mittal BB
Head Neck 1994 May-Jun;16(3):259-65. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880160309. PMID: 8026957

Diagnosis

C3 Vertebral Metastases From Tongue Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report.
Feng H, Wang J, Guo P, Xu J, Feng J
Medicine (Baltimore) 2015 Jul;94(27):e1135. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000001135. PMID: 26166118Free PMC Article
Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the base of the tongue metastasizing to the scalp.
Saco M, Howe N, Jukic DM, Muro-Cacho C
Dermatol Online J 2014 Mar 17;20(3) PMID: 24656266
Distant metastasis of parotid gland tumors.
Schwentner I, Obrist P, Thumfart W, Sprinzl G
Acta Otolaryngol 2006 Apr;126(4):340-5. doi: 10.1080/00016480500401035. PMID: 16608783

Prognosis

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the base of the tongue metastasizing to the scalp.
Saco M, Howe N, Jukic DM, Muro-Cacho C
Dermatol Online J 2014 Mar 17;20(3) PMID: 24656266
Distant metastasis of parotid gland tumors.
Schwentner I, Obrist P, Thumfart W, Sprinzl G
Acta Otolaryngol 2006 Apr;126(4):340-5. doi: 10.1080/00016480500401035. PMID: 16608783

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