Acinic cell carcinoma history and symptoms
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ramyar Ghandriz MD[2]
Overview
Acinic cell carcinoma commonly presents with a mass in the neck, difficulty in swallowing and persistent pain.
Early acinic cell carcinoma does not have any symptoms. As the tumor grows larger, people may notice one or more of the following symptoms:
- A mass or lump in the face, neck, or mouth area.
- Persistent pain.
- A newly noticed difference between the size and/or shape of the left and right sides of the face or neck region.
- Numbness in part of the face.
- New weakness of the muscles on one side of the face.
- Pain and difficulty in swallowing.
Other diseases may also present with similar symptoms.