Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma also known as ACC is a rare cancer that is most commonly found in the head and neck areas, specifically the salivary glands. Some other areas that it has been known to manifest itself in include the nasopharynx, larynx, trachea, breast and uterus. Most cases of this cancer present itself in individuals between the ages of 40 and 45 years. The progression of this disease is slow and often relentless and has common recurrences and may move to other places like the liver, lungs and bones. Although ACC has a survival rate of about five years this decreases with the passing of time after diagnosis. ACC is one cancer that is known to infect and spread through the nerves. This is also known as perineural invasion. Infection of the lymph nodes is not a common occurrence  [...]

The nasopharynx is the gap inside the skull located over the roof of the mouth (palate) and behind the nose, communicating at the frontage with the external air, through the nostrils, and at the rear with the opening of the mouth and throat (or oropharynx). Cancer of the nasopharynx is rarely observed in the United Kingdom, constituting lesser than 0.25% of all recorded cancer cases. It takes place due to the normal cell lining turning malignant in nature. This form of cancer (carcinoma) is categorised depending on the kind of cell that underwent the cancerous change. Ninety percent of these cancers are of the squamous cell kind. Other kinds are known as adenocarcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma and lymphoma. Nasopharynx Cancer Causes: Though this disease is a rarity in the United Kingdom,  [...]