Rehabilitation of an Advanced Case of Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

• Main Authors: Luiz Evaristo Ricci Volpato (Author), Lorena Frange Caldas (Author), Paulo Henrique de Souza Castro (Author), Artur Aburad de Carvalhosa (Author), Maria Carmen Palma Faria Volpato (Author), Matheus Coelho Bandéca (Author), Álvaro Henrique Borges (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a cancer of the salivary gland that primarily affects the parotid, submandibular, and accessory salivary glands. Its growth is slow and it has infiltrative nature. A 46-year-old female patient coming from the rural area presented a lesion on the palate and reported pain i...