Rehabilitation of an Advanced Case of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Autor: Evaristo Ricci Volpato, Luiz, Frange Caldas, Lorena, Henrique de Souza Castro, Paulo, Aburad de Carvalhosa, Artur, Carmen Palma Faria Volpato, Maria, Coelho Bandéca, Matheus, Henrique Borges, Álvaro
Zdroj: Case Reports in Dentistry; 2015, Vol. 2015 Issue: 1
Abstrakt: Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a cancer of the salivary gland that primarily affects the parotid, submandibular, and accessory salivary glands. Its growth is slow and it has infiltrative nature. A 46-year-old female patient coming from the rural area presented a lesion on the palate and reported pain in the region for three years. After incisional biopsy, and histopathological diagnosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the cribriform type of minor salivary gland, superior hemimaxillectomy and adjuvant treatment with radiotherapy and maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation were performed.
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