Symptoms

People with AdCC may experience the following symptoms. Sometimes, people with AdCC do not show any of these symptoms. Or, these symptoms may be caused by a medical condition that is not cancer. If you are concerned about a symptom on this list, please talk with your doctor.

The initial symptoms of AdCC depend on the location of the tumor. Early lesions of the salivary glands may appear as painless, usually slow-growing, masses of the mouth or face. Because there are many salivary glands under the mucosal lining of the mouth, throat, and sinuses, lumps in these locations could be from this type of tumor. Other symptoms may include:

• Difficulties in swallowing
  
  
• Hoarseness
  
  
• Dull pain
  
  
• A bump or nodule in front of the ear or underneath the jaw
  
  
• Paralysis of a facial nerve
  
  
• Numbness of the face or tongue
  
  
• A lump under the tongue or on the palate