title: A rare case of sialadenoma papilliferum with epithelial dysplasia and carcinoma in situ.
abstract: Sialadenoma papilliferum is a rare benign tumor of salivary glands that predominantly affects intraoral minor salivary glands. It is characterized by a biphasic growth pattern of exophytic squamous component and endophytic glandular component. Malignant transformation of sialadenoma papilliferum has only been recently recognized. The present article reports a rare case of sialadenoma papilliferum with epithelial dysplasia and carcinoma-in-situ in the exophytic component.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India. salivaryduct@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ponniah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002278:Carcinoma in Situ / Q000473:pathology*; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000473:pathology*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000473:pathology*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*