Resident Kevin Motz works in a Johns Hopkins laboratory studying the mechanisms behind the condition, a step that could lead to more effective treatments for the debilitating disease.

There are currently no effective treatments for this cancer. To find new tools to attack it, Johns Hopkins researchers are seeking clues about how adenoid cystic carcinoma cells are different from those in healthy tissue.

Learn about the treatment of patient Morgan Toll who came to Johns Hopkins with severe breathing difficulties and scarring of her vocal cords. After an emergency tracheotomy, her Johns Hopkins care team devised a long-term treatment plan to restore her voice and ability to breathe.