ADENOID CYSTIC CANCER

Course overview

ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA (ACC) IS A RARE MALIGNANCY ARISING FROM THE SECRETORY GLANDS, MOST COMMONLY SEEN INVOLVING THE SALIVARY GLANDS. ALTHOUGH UNCOMMON, IT IS AN IMPORTANT DIFFERENTIAL TO CONSIDER FOR A PAINLESS SWELLING IN THE HEAD AND NECK REGION BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH TENDENCY TO METASTASIZE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ACC AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.