Necrotizing sialometaplasia.
A case of necrotizing sialometaplasia in a 29-year-old man is reported. Characterized by large, deep, well-demarcated ulcerations on the hard palate and other areas where salivary gland tissue is found, the condition is benign and resolves spontaneously. The cause is believed to be infarctive.
Lieberman
J
J
Brooklyn Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York.
Weinstein
M
M
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology*; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012797:Sialometaplasia, Necrotizing / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy