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Adenomatoid hyperplasia of palatal minor salivary glands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. Bryant*
Affiliation:
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, UK.
M. Manisali
Affiliation:
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, UK.
A. W. Barrett
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Pathology, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, London, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Miss C. Bryant, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Eastman Dental Institute for Oral Health Care Sciences, 256 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8LD. Fax: 0171 915 1259

Abstract

Adenomatoid hyperplasia of palatal minor mucous glands is rare but significant because the clinical appearance mimics malignant disease. The typical history of a painless, indolent palatal swelling, together with the histological picture of benign glandular hyperplasia and hypertrophy, are illustrated in this report.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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