J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  2000 Nov;22(6):682-686.

Hypervascularity on palatal mass; Acinic cell carcinoma, a case report

• Kim SJ
• Sim JH
• Park JH
• Lee WH
• Lee JG

Abstract

Vascular lesions of the oral and maxillofacial area is interesting to clinicians because it is difficult in management and has poor prognosis. There have been attempt to classify vascular lesion and recently new classification is introduced that have two basic entities, 1) hemangioma, 2) vascular malformation. It is useful that evaluation of lesion, treatment planning and predicting on prognosis. But vascular lesion is still difficult to clinicians about treatment. A case of acinic cell carcinoma combined with hypervascularity arising on the hard palate in a 28-year-old woman is reported. We mistook it for vascular lesion because of hypervascularity. The clinical and histologic feature are described. Literatures about neovascularization of tumor & acinic cell carcinoma are reviewd, too. And we attempt to solve the problem of hypervascularity.

Keyword

Neovascularization; Carcinoma; Acinar cell

MeSH Terms

Acinar Cells*
Adult
Carcinoma, Acinar Cell*
Classification
Female
Hemangioma
Humans
Palate, Hard
Prognosis
Vascular Malformations