Adenoid

Cystic Carcinoma of the Palate

William Kuhel, MD; Helmuth

Goepfert, MD;

reviewed the clinical records of 41 patients who received definitive treatment for adenoid cystic carcinoma arising from the palate. Tumors were divided into three categories depending on local extension and pattern of growth. Surgery, either alone or in combination with postoperative radiation therapy, yielded satisfactory local regional control of the cancer. Patients who had adenoid cystic carcinoma with diffuse microscopic spread into adjacent tissues had the highest propensity for the development of distant metastases. (Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1992;118:243-247) \s=b\ We

the literature that local control is often reported difficult achieve patients with adenoid It isuniformly carcinoma of the minor However, in

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salivary glands.13 as these are uncommon tumors, only a few authors have accumulated sufficient experience to facilitate analysis with regard to the anatomic site of the primary tumor.1-3"9 cystic

Several authors have obtained results that suggest that local control may be more readily obtained for adenoid cystic carcinomas arising from the palate than for those arising at other sites.6-9 Many authors have encountered cases in which micro¬ found scopic extensions of adenoid cystic carcinoma areI-2-4

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the palate.

We reviewed the clinical records of 41 patients who received definitive treatment for adenoid cystic carcinoma arising from the palate. Tumors were di...
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