A benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancy

A benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancy

Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common benign tumor of major or minor salivary glands. Microscopically, PA exhibits a great diversity of morphological aspects. Here, we present an unusual case of PA with extensive squamous metaplasia and keratin-filled cysts in the left retromolar region of a 5...

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Main Authors: Vandana Reddy, Vijay Wadhwan, Pooja Aggarwal, Preeti Sharma, Munish Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Subjects:
Keratin-filled cysts
pleomorphic adenoma
squamous metaplasia
Online Access:http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2015;volume=6;issue=2;spage=247;epage=249;aulast=Reddy
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spelling doaj-124a946a19a44a4dbca931899e28adc22020-11-24T23:29:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsContemporary Clinical Dentistry0976-237X0976-23612015-01-016224724910.4103/0976-237X.156058A benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancyVandana ReddyVijay WadhwanPooja AggarwalPreeti SharmaMunish ReddyPleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common benign tumor of major or minor salivary glands. Microscopically, PA exhibits a great diversity of morphological aspects. Here, we present an unusual case of PA with extensive squamous metaplasia and keratin-filled cysts in the left retromolar region of a 50-year-old edentulous person whose microscopic finding may represent a diagnostic dilemma for pathologists.http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2015;volume=6;issue=2;spage=247;epage=249;aulast=ReddyKeratin-filled cystspleomorphic adenomasquamous metaplasia
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author Vandana Reddy
Vijay Wadhwan
Pooja Aggarwal
Preeti Sharma
Munish Reddy
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Vijay Wadhwan
Pooja Aggarwal
Preeti Sharma
Munish Reddy
A benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancy
Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
Keratin-filled cysts
pleomorphic adenoma
squamous metaplasia
author_facet Vandana Reddy
Vijay Wadhwan
Pooja Aggarwal
Preeti Sharma
Munish Reddy
author_sort Vandana Reddy
title A benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancy
title_short A benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancy
title_full A benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancy
title_fullStr A benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancy
title_full_unstemmed A benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancy
title_sort benign salivary gland tumor of minor salivary gland mimicking an epithelial malignancy
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Contemporary Clinical Dentistry
issn 0976-237X
0976-2361
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common benign tumor of major or minor salivary glands. Microscopically, PA exhibits a great diversity of morphological aspects. Here, we present an unusual case of PA with extensive squamous metaplasia and keratin-filled cysts in the left retromolar region of a 50-year-old edentulous person whose microscopic finding may represent a diagnostic dilemma for pathologists.
topic Keratin-filled cysts
pleomorphic adenoma
squamous metaplasia
url http://www.contempclindent.org/article.asp?issn=0976-237X;year=2015;volume=6;issue=2;spage=247;epage=249;aulast=Reddy
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