Adenoid cystic carcinoma with high grade transformation and sialolithiasis of the right submandibular gland: a rare case report

doi:10.19438/j.cjoms.2023.02.019

Abstract

Abstract: Adenoid cystic carcinoma(ACC) with high grade transformation(HGT) is rare, with the coexistence of a sialolith to be considered an extremely infrequent case. This article presented a case of ACC-HGT with sialolithiasis in the right submandibular gland, the poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma component of the tumor invaded the lung, spinal and brain after tumor resection, selective neck dissection and adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy. The patient died twenty months after surgery due to metastases.

Key words: Adenoid cystic carcinoma, High grade transformation, Submandibular gland, Sialolithiasis

CLC Number:

R739.8

HU Yong, WANG Qiong, ZHAO Da-yong, YE Jin-hai. Adenoid cystic carcinoma with high grade transformation and sialolithiasis of the right submandibular gland: a rare case report[J]. China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2023, 21(2): 206-208.

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