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  1. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma Alliance: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (AdCC) Resource Page Guide Favorite!rare-cancer.org - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (AdCC) Resource Page
  2. Oral Cancer Foundation: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) oralcancerfoundation.org - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC)
  3. National Organization for Rare Disorders: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma rarediseases.org - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
  4. Rare Cancer Support: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma story.rare-cancer.org - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
  5. Wikipedia: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma en.wikipedia.org - Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
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Research Notes on Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Adenoid cystic carcinoma, also known as adeno cystic carcinoma (AdCC) is a very rare type of cancer. It most often occurs in the head and the neck, or in the salivary gland. It has also been found in the breast, the lacrimal gland of the eye, the bartholin gland, lung, brain and the trachea.

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  • Second most common malignant salivary gland tumor (after mucoepidermoid carcinoma).
  • -- Very slow growing cancer, but has a history of aggressively invading surrounding lymph nodes and nerve fibers (perineural spaces).
  • 5 year survival rate is 70%, 20 year survival rate is 20%.
  • Primary treatment, regardless of body site, is surgical removal with clean margins.


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