An unusual presentation of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the minor salivary glands with cranial nerve palsy: a case study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) is a rare tumor entity and comprises about 1% of all malignant tumor of the oral and maxillofacial region. It is slow growing but a highly invasive cancer with a high recurrence rate. Intracranial ACC i...

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Main Authors: Morris Pierre A, Abdul-Hussein Amal, Markova Tsveti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/7/157