1993 Volume 86 Issue 7 Pages 993-996
Malignant tumors of the sublingual gland are uncommon. We report here a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the sublingual gland.
A 36-year-old woman was refered to our hospital with a swelling of the floor of the mouth on the left side. MRI showed a tumor of the left sublingual gland. Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNA) revealed adenoid cystic carcinoma. Resection of the left oral floor and left submandibular neck dissection were performed, and 50 Gy post operative irradia-tion was given.
MRI and FNA were very useful in the diagnosis of the sublingual tumor.
