The adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a malignant neoplasm of salivary gland that arises preferencially in parotid glands, submandibular and minor salivary glands, but is uncommon in sublingual glands. The ACC is a slow growth and infiltrative tumour that clinically is characterized by a firm mass. The present study aims to rewiew the atually literature of the ACC in relation of clinical and histopathological features and describes a case of ACC in submandibular gland.
Submandibular neoplasm; Carcinoma adenoid cystic
