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| Year : 2009 |
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Necrotizing sialometaplasia of tongue
Tanu Randhawa, Ipe Varghese, PM Shameena, S Sudha, Resmi G Nair
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Calicut - 673 008, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
Tanu Randhawa
Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Calicut - 673 008
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-029X.48755
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Necrotizing sialometaplasia, is a benign inflammatory lesion primarily involving the minor salivary glands of the hard palate. The lesion often presents itself as a deep-seated palatal ulcer with clinical and histological features similar to those of a malignant neoplasm. Here we report a case of necrotizing sialometaplasia in a 40-year-old female, present on the lateral border of the tongue, mimicking squamous cell carcinoma, clinically. A correct diagnosis to avoid mutilant surgical treatments is essential, considering that it is a self-limiting disease. |
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