Abstract
A 56 year-old male patient with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the right sublingualgland origin was reported. In this case, extensive local resection of the tumor including the dissection of the parapharyngeal space along the lingual and hypoglossal nerves was carried out in combination with radical neck dissection. Surgical treatment was followed by 60 Gy of radiotherapy.
He was free of disease during the follow-up period of 9 months.
Adenoid cystic carcinoma arising in the sublingual gland accounted for 35 cases reported in the literature for the period of 1930-1984.
