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ArticleIndian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India2024

Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of Pterygopalatine Fossa: Report of a Rare Case.

Katerina Marini, Konstantinos Garefis, James Philip Skliris, Elissavet Skitotomidou, Anna Astreinidou, Jiannis Hajiioannou, Nektarios Argyriou, Vasiliki Florou

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Katerina MariniDepartment of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1422-1213
Konstantinos Garefis2nd Academic ORL, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Papageorgiou Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-3905-5650
James Philip SklirisDepartment of Pathology (Laboratory of General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7875-6057
Elissavet SkitotomidouDepartment of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Anna AstreinidouDepartment of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Jiannis HajiioannouDepartment of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Larissa, Larissa, Greece.
Nektarios ArgyriouDepartment of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Vasiliki FlorouDepartment of ORL, Head and Neck Surgery, "G. Gennimatas" General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece.

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Abstract

Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is an uncommon malignant neoplasm that predominantly arises from major and minor salivary glands, accounting for about 1% of head and neck malignancies. ACCs originating from the pterygopalatine fossa (PPF) are extremely rare. In this case report, we present a 77-year-old male patient who experienced a two-year hemi-facial numbness and mild trismus, with intact nasal mucosa. He underwent Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) which revealed opacification of the left PPF with extension to the left infratemporal fossa and osteolytic areas of the sphenoid bone. Histopathology, following blind biopsies, revealed ACC of the PPF, which was subsequently treated with combined therapy (radiotherapy and chemotherapy). Due to their slow and progressive growth, as well as their tendency for perineural invasion, ACCs should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of painless swelling or nerve dysfunction. To our knowledge, this case is the fifth described in the English literature.

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Adenoid cystic carcinomaCase reportPterygopalatine fossaSalivary gland

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PMCPMC11306690

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