Necrotizing sialometaplasia affecting the minor labial glands.
A case of necrotizing sialometaplasia of the lower lip, a previously unreported location for this lesion, is presented. In the past, other cases of this benign process occuring in this site may have been confused with squamous-cell or mucoepidermoid carcinoma. In order to arrive at the correct diagnosis, an ample biopsy of the lesion is mandatory.
D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor