Minor salivary gland tumors are found most commonly in the palate.': Of the palatal tumors, more than 50% are malignant, with the most common being adenoid cystic or mucoepidermoid carcinorna.! Adenocarcinoma comprises from 4.6% to 26%1.2 of malignant minor salivary gland tumors. Basal cell adenocarcinoma is a rare type found most often in the parotid or in the submandibular gland; there has been no previous report of this tumor in the oral cavity. The distinction between basal cell adenocarcinoma and other salivary gland tumors is important from a prognostic point of view, as basal cell adenocarcinoma has a more favorable outcome. This low-grade malignant neoplasm is often confused with the more ominous adenoid cystic carcinoma. A case of a minor salivary gland basal cell adenocarcinoma arising in the palate is described. This is the youngest patient with a basal cell adenocarcinoma regardless of site reported to date.