Necrotizing sialometaplasia accompanied by adenoid cystic carcinoma on the soft palate.
Necrotizing Sialometaplasia (NS) is a benign, self-limiting inflammatory disease of the mucus-secreting glands, and this illness mainly involves the minor salivary glands. The significance of NS resides in its clinical and histopathological resemblance to malignancy. We present here a case of necrotizing sialometaplasia on the soft palate, and this was accompanied by adenoid cystic carcinoma. We report here on this case to draw attention to the difficulty for deciding the extent of resecting a malignancy, and especially when the malignancy is simultaneously accompanied by necrotizing sialometaplasia.
Lee
Dong Jin
DJ
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hallym University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ahn
Hye Kyung
HK
Koh
Eun Seok
ES
Rho
Young Soo
YS
Chu
Hyung Ro
HR