Adenoid cystic carcinoma of major and minor salivary glands

Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the sinonasal tract: outcome of endonasal endoscopic surgery at five-year follow up

“…More than 80 per cent of minor salivary gland tumours are malignant. 3,12 In the present series, patients presented between the fourth and sixth decades of life, similarly to other studies. 10,11 Of all patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck, those whose disease originates in the paranasal sinuses or nasal cavity have the best prognosis.…”

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Paranasal Sinus – A Rare Condition

“…Of all patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck, those whose disease originates in the paranasal sinuses or nasal cavity have the poorest prognosis. (16,17) This finding was described by Leafstedt et al in a review from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute more than 30 years ago. (16) The factors for poor prognosis with ACC are a) Advanced tumour (4,5) b) solid histological type (6,7) c) nodal metastasis (8) d) presence of positive margins e) perineural spread.…”

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma in the Head and Neck (Cylindroma)

“…No cures were attained with irradiation as the sole treatment. The principal appli¬ cation of irradiation centers around its use (1) in the treatment of the nonresectable recurrences, (2) to aug¬ ment surgical management when the margins are not free of tumor, (3) as palliation in the inoperable patient, (4) to gain temporary local control in the surgically inaccessible tumors, and (5) in the physiologically infirm patient.…”