Necrotizing Sialometaplasia of Palate : A Case Report

Background. Necrotizing sialometaplasia (NS) is an uncommon benign reactive necrotizing inflammatory process involving minor salivary gland that often mimics malignancy both clinically and histopathologically. Case Report. We report the case of a healthy 26-year-old man with a painless swelling in t...

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Published in:	Case reports in pathology Vol. 2012; no. 2012; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors:	Garcia, Natália Galvão, Oliveira, Denise Tostes, Faustino, S. E. S., Azevedo, A. L. R.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01-01-2012 Hindawi Publishing Corporation Hindawi Limited
Subjects:	Case Report
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Summary:	Background. Necrotizing sialometaplasia (NS) is an uncommon benign reactive necrotizing inflammatory process involving minor salivary gland that often mimics malignancy both clinically and histopathologically. Case Report. We report the case of a healthy 26-year-old man with a painless swelling in the hard palate near the middle raphe, asymptomatic, well limited, and raised edges. The patient was submitted to incisional biopsy and histopathological examination. The histological diagnosis was necrotizing sialometaplasia. Discussion. The clinical and histological similarity between this entity and a malignant lesion implies a risk of unnecessary or mistreatment. Therefore, clinicians and pathologists should be aware of this lesion as to avoid errors in the diagnosis and treatment of this benign pathologic condition.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 Academic Editors: D. Tsuruta and H. Yaacob
ISSN:	2090-6781 2090-679X
DOI:	10.1155/2012/679325