Author/Authors :
Yamagata, Kenji Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Institute of Clinical Medicine - Faculty of Medicine - University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan , Ohki, Kousuke Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Ishioka Daiichi Hospital, Ishioka, Japan , Uchida, Fumihiko Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Institute of Clinical Medicine - Faculty of Medicine - University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan , Kanno, Naomi Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Institute of Clinical Medicine - Faculty of Medicine - University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan , Hasegawa, Shogo Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Institute of Clinical Medicine - Faculty of Medicine - University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan , Yanagawa, Toru Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Institute of Clinical Medicine - Faculty of Medicine - University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan , Bukawa, Hiroki Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Institute of Clinical Medicine - Faculty of Medicine - University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A typical carcinoid is extremely rare in the oral cavity. We here present a case of a typical carcinoid arising in the sublingual gland
of a 62-year-old woman. The tumor was removed by primary excision with 10 mm surgical margins and submandibular dissection.
Examination of the tumor showed medium-sized tumor cells that were positive for CD56 and chromogranin A, with no necrosis,
and with a mitotic count less than 1/10 HPF. A pathological diagnosis of typical carcinoid was made from both morphological and
immunological examinations. One year after excision surgery, there was no tumor recurrence or neck metastasis.
