Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the maxillary sinus. Surgical resection and prosthetic rehabilitation bucomaxilofacial

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Keywords:

Carcinoma adenoid cystic; maxillary sinus and surgery; surgery oral and rehabilitation; maxillectomy; prosthesis.

Abstract

Background: Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare neoplasm of the paranasal sinuses, its growth is slow and very aggressive, it occurs most frequently in the salivary glands and their conducts, therefore its presentation is sinuses is unusual.

Objective: To describe a clinical case of adenoid cystic carcinoma in the maxillary sinus, attended at the Maxillofacial Surgery Service of Sancti Spíritus.

Clinical case: A case initially diagnosed and treated as a desmoplasic variant ameloblastoma was reported; and as a final histological result after surgery, adenoid cystic carcinoma was diagnosed. A partial maxilectomy of superstructure without orbital exenteration was conducted. The patient was rehabilitated prosthetically with a palatal lighter acrylic shutter.

Conclusions: Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare tumor in the upper jaw region, therefore its diagnosis is difficult and sometimes delayed, surgical treatment is the first option followed by radiation therapy, this area leaves aesthetic and functional aftermath therefore the rehabilitation of the patient brings with it an improvement in life quality.

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Author Biography

Miladys Ramos Lage, Hospital Provincial General Camilo Cienfuegos de Sancti Spíritus, Sancti Spíritus

Hospital Provincial General Camilo Cienfuegos

Master en Ciencias de la Educación, Atención Integral a la Mujer, Procederes diagnóstico

Profesora Auxiliar

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Published

2025-11-01

How to Cite

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Cancio Lezcano O, Ramos Lage M, Marín Montero I. Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the maxillary sinus. Surgical resection and prosthetic rehabilitation bucomaxilofacial. Gac méd espirit [Internet]. 2025 Nov. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 19];27. Available from: https://revgmespirituana.sld.cu/index.php/gme/article/view/2651

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