Bilateral localization of necrotizing sialometaplasia: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Necrotizing sialometaplasia is a rare disease first described in 1973. It involves salivary gland in the oral cavity.


METHODS
We present a 32-year-old, white, male with rare bilateral localization of necrotizing sialometaplasia.


CONCLUSIONS
Clinically and histologically necrotizing sialometaplasia may mimic malignant lesions. In the above presented case, the patient's history was suggestive of a malignant process. Thus, knowledge and experience of both clinicians and histopathologists are essential to establish a correct diagnosis, which helps avoid radical surgery.
Niedzielska
Iwona
I
Clinic of the Maxillofacial Surgery Department Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Francuska St. 20-24, Poland. stomgab@wp.pl
Janic
Tomasz
T
Markowski
Jaroslaw
J