Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a rare kind of cancer. It usually starts in the glands that make your saliva. There are four glands under your tongue. You have two submandibular and two ...

68 Growth of lymphoid tissue occurred in many patients, and led to tonsillar or adenoid hypertrophy—necessitating tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy—as well as ear infections and hearing loss.