Journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery : official journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons | 2019
Palatal Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma From Misdiagnosis to Cure: A Unique Case Report and Review.
Abstract
We describe a 66-year-old woman who received a misdiagnosis of benign neoplasms twice before receiving the appropriate diagnosis of basal cell adenocarcinoma. At the time of recurrence, her care was assumed by the senior author, who made the appropriate diagnosis and administered treatment including transoral microvascular reconstruction, as well as adjuvant radiation therapy, which achieved a cure.\xa0A review of the current literature on this disease entity also is included.