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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the sublingual gland.

Kounosuke Wakuda, Toshiaki Okasaka, Yukikazu Hyo, Takashi Matsunaga

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Biopsy of a sublingual tumor in a 70-year-old female showed adenoid cystic carcinoma. The tumor was resected, and she is alive 10 months after treatment without any evidence of recurrence. Primary malignant tumor of the sublingual gland is extremely rare, with only 67 cases reported in the literature from 1930 to 1984. The histological types, treatment and prognosis of malignant tumors of the sublingual gland are discussed.

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Biopsy of a sublingual tumor in a 70-year-old female showed adenoid cystic carcinoma. The tumor was resected, and she is alive 10 months after treatment without any evidence of recurrence. Primary malignant tumor of the sublingual gland is extremely rare, with only 67 cases reported in the literature from 1930 to 1984. The histological types, treatment and prognosis of malignant tumors of the sublingual gland are discussed.

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Biopsy of a sublingual tumor in a 70-year-old female showed adenoid cystic carcinoma. The tumor was resected, and she is alive 10 months after treatment without any evidence of recurrence. Primary malignant tumor of the sublingual gland is extremely rare, with only 67 cases reported in the literature from 1930 to 1984. The histological types, treatment and prognosis of malignant tumors of the sublingual gland are discussed.

Key concepts: Adenoid cystic carcinoma, Sublingual gland, Medicine, Biopsy, Carcinoma, Pathology, Salivary gland

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