Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the buccal mucosa: A case report and review of the literature

Adenoid cystic carcinomas are deceptive malignancies that show slow growth and local invasion with recurrences seen many years after diagnosis. Upto 50% of these tumors occur in the intraoral minor salivary glands usually in the hard palate. Buccal mucosal tumors are relatively rare. We determined t...

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Main Authors: Vidya Ajila, Shruthi Hegde, Gopakumar R Nair, Subhas G Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Dental Research Journal
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Online Access:http://www.drjjournal.net/article.asp?issn=1735-3327;year=2012;volume=9;issue=5;spage=642;epage=646;aulast=Ajila