Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol.  2009 Mar;2(1):48-51. 10.3342/ceo.2009.2.1.48.

Necrotizing Sialometaplasia Accompanied by Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma on the Soft Palate

• Lee DJ
• Ahn HK
• Koh ES
• Rho YS
• Chu HR

• KMID: 1466564
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/ceo.2009.2.1.48

Abstract

Necrotizing Sialometaplasia (NS) is a benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease of the mucus-secreting glands, and this illness mainly involves the minor salivary glands. The significance of NS resides in its clinical and histopathological resemblance to malignancy. We present here a case of necrotizing sialometaplasia on the soft palate, and this was accompanied by adenoid cystic carcinoma. We report here on this case to draw attention to the difficulty for deciding the extent of resecting a malignancy, and especially when the malignancy is simultaneously accompanied by necrotizing sialometaplasia.

Keyword

Necrotizing sialometaplasia; Adenoid cystic carcinoma

MeSH Terms

Adenoids
Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic
Palate, Soft
Salivary Glands, Minor
Sialometaplasia, Necrotizing