What is ACC (Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma)?
Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (ACC) ACC is a rare and uncommon form of cancer, which is a malignant neoplasm that arises within secretory glands, most commonly appearing in the major and minor salivary glands in the head and neck. It also first appears in many other primary organs in the body including the palate, nasopharynx, tongue base, larynx, trachea, lung, brain, bartholin gland, skin, lacrimal gland, breast, vulva, uterus, liver and others. ACC is known to have a tendency to grow microscopically down nerve tissue sheathing (perineural invasion) and has a high incidence of metastatic spread to other areas of the body, the most common organs being lungs, liver and bone. ACC is the second most common type of the four subtypes of cancers in grouping known as adenocarcinomas, which appear in other primary sites as well including lungs, liver, breast and bone. The median age for diagnosis is approximately 58 years and there appears to be a slightly higher occurrence in females (62%) than m
