title: [Necrotizing sialometaplasia of the submandibular gland. Report of a case].
abstract: A case report of swelling of the right submandibular gland, with spontaneous remission, is described. Clinical, ultrasonographical and cytological features suggest that the swelling could be ascribed to a necrotizing sialometaplasia. The etiopathological hypothesis and pathology of the lesion are presented, and the differential diagnosis with other spreading lesions of the submandibular gland is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dell'Aquila
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Prota
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Sica
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012797:Sialometaplasia, Necrotizing / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography