Necrotizing sialometaplasia: a potential diagnostic pitfall

Ear Nose Throat J. 2006 Sep;85(9):604-5.

Abstract

Necrotizing sialometaplasia is a benign, spontaneously healing inflammatory condition. It usually affects the hard palate, and it can mimic a malignancy both clinically and histologically. We report a new case of this rare disorder.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sialometaplasia, Necrotizing / diagnosis*
  • Sialometaplasia, Necrotizing / pathology