1995 Volume 1995 Issue Supplement83 Pages 108-112
Basal cell adenocarcinoma is a low grade malignant tumor of the salivary glands. There are only a few reports of this tumor in the literature. We report a 76-year-old man with basal cell adenocarcinoma derived from the minor salivary gland. The tumor was located in the right retromolar region with infiltration to the mandible. The patient underwent preoperative radiotherapy and surgical excision. Histopathologically, the tumor was characterized by multiple variably-sized nodules. Two forms of infiltrative epithelial cells were seen and radiotherapy was not effective. There has been no sign of local recurrence or metastasis during 10 months follow-up.
