Necrotizing sialometaplasia in a patient with Buerger's disease and Raynaud's phenomenon.
This report describes a case of necrotizing sialometaplasia (NS) in a patient diagnosed as having Buerger's disease with secondary Raynaud's phenomenon. The danger of misdiagnosing NS as a malignant lesion is emphasized. Possible causal relationships between the patient's medical condition and the lesion are discussed.
D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis / Q000473:pathology; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000150:complications*; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*; D013919:Thromboangiitis Obliterans / Q000150:complications*