[Adenoid cystic carcinoma of tongue. Report of a case and literature review].

We report the clinical case of an adenoid cystic carcinoma on the base of the tongue, a rare malignant tumor of slow-growing but aggressive with a propepnsity for perineural invasion. Treatment modalities more common include surgery and radiotherapy but locorregional recurrences are frequent and relatively early in the first years. A review of the literature of this pathology is performed.