title: Küttner's tumour of the submandibular gland.
abstract: Küttner's tumour (chronic sclerosing sialadenitis) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the salivary glands that produces a firm and relatively painful swelling of the glands. Although Küttner's tumour is a common submandibular disease, many clinicians and pathologists have under-recognized this entity because of its superficial resemblance to neoplasia and the presence of only a few reports in the English literature. We report a case of Küttner's tumour in a 41-year-old male who presented with a painless submandibular mass, and discuss its histological and clinical characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Mersin, Mersin, Turkey. munal@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Unal
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karabacak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012598:Sclerosis / Q000473:pathology; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome