Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Gland of the Base of Tongue That Required Reconstructive Surgery
Joint Authors
Wada, Kota
Moriyama, Hiroshi
Seino, Yoichi
Ando, Yuji
Watanabe, Subaru
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-12-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Acinic cell carcinoma of minor salivary gland of the base of tongue is very rare.
Squamous cell carcinoma is the most common tumor in the base of tongue.
We present a patient with gigantic acinic cell carcinoma of the base of tongue.
This patient required emergency tracheotomy before surgery, because he had dyspnea when he came to our hospital.
We removed this tumor by pull-through method and performed reconstructive surgery using a rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap.
It was a case that to preserved movement of the tongue and swallowing function by keeping lingual arteries and hypoglossal nerves.
This case was an extremely rare case of ACC of the base of tongue that required reconstructive surgery.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wada, Kota& Watanabe, Subaru& Ando, Yuji& Seino, Yoichi& Moriyama, Hiroshi. 2012. Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Gland of the Base of Tongue That Required Reconstructive Surgery. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wada, Kota…[et al.]. Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Gland of the Base of Tongue That Required Reconstructive Surgery. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Wada, Kota& Watanabe, Subaru& Ando, Yuji& Seino, Yoichi& Moriyama, Hiroshi. Acinic Cell Carcinoma of Minor Salivary Gland of the Base of Tongue That Required Reconstructive Surgery. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-5.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-470887