title: [Necrotizing sialometaplasia. The clinico-pathological analysis of 6 cases].
abstract: The clinical and histopathological findings of 6 cases of necrotizing sialometaplasia (NS) are discussed and compared with the literature. The authors report 4 cases of NS of the minor salivary glands and 2 cases with associated tumor of the parotid gland and describe age, sex, site, clinical presentations, prognosis, etiopathogenesis and histological features of NS. Analysis of the data shows the difficulty of a differential diagnosis of NS of the minor salivary glands with other ulcero-erosive diseases of the oral cavity with traumatic, neoplastic or inflammatory origin.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Odontostomatologica, Università degli Studi, Bari.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Favia
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pratelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maiorano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010159:Palate / Q000473:pathology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology; D012797:Sialometaplasia, Necrotizing / Q000473:pathology*