title: Intraduct papilloma of the palate. Report of a case.
abstract: Salivary gland papillomas are rare tumours arising from ductal epithelium. Intraduct papillomas are the most rare of all duct papillomas. Only four intraduct papillomas have been described in a review of nearly 3100 epithelial salivary tumours. Intraduct papillomas are located almost exclusively in the excretory ducts of the minor salivary glands. However, also the major salivary glands may be affected. Microscopically, the tumour consists of fibrovascular papillae covered by a columnar or cuboidal epithelium. The authors describe an intraduct papilloma of the palate in a 74-year-old woman. The excision of the lesion was curative.
authors.affiliation: Via F. Sciucchi 63, 66100 Chieta, Italy. apiattelli@unich.it
authors.forename: Adriano
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piattelli
authors.forename: Giovanna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Iezzi
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rubini
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fioroni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology*