RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Adenoid cystic carcinoma in the maxillary gingiva: a case report and immunohistochemical study
JF Cancer Biology and Medicine
JO Cancer Biol Med
FD China Anti-Cancer Association
SP 52
OP 54
DO 10.7497/j.issn.2095-3941.2013.01.009
VO 10
IS 1
A1 Zhao, Chi
A1 Liu, Jin-Zhong
A1 Wang, Shu-Bin
A1 Wang, Shi-Chang
YR 2013
UL http://www.cancerbiomed.org/content/10/1/52.abstract
AB Gingival adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy. We describe the diagnosis and treatment of a 43 year-old woman who presented with a persistent oral ulcer for approximately 1 year, and subsequent pain in the left posterior maxillary region. Clinical examination revealed an ulcer in the left upper molar gingiva, with swelling in the region from the second premolar to the third molar. X-ray images demonstrated the involvement of the maxillary alveolar bone. The histopathological and immunohistochemical features were diagnostic of ACC. ACC is often presented as a gingival lesion; thus, it may easily be neglected by patients. The identification of this tumor using specific pathological analyses prevents misdiagnosis and enables clinicians to determine the appropriate treatment. In this case, no recurrence or distant metastasis was observed after 2 years of follow-up.