The canalicular adenoma: considerations on differential diagnosis and treatment.
The canalicular adenoma is an uncommon, benign salivary gland neoplasm that usually occurs in or near the upper lip of elderly patients. A histologic study of 49 tumors revealed that they are often multifocal, may infiltrate their capsule, and are occasionally unencapsulated. Based on these findings, the method of treatment, as well as a differential diagnosis of minor salivary gland lesions, is discussed.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*