title: Congenital minor salivary gland sialoblastoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Sialoblastoma is the most common epithelial tumor of the salivary gland. We report a case of congenital sialoblastoma arising in a minor salivary gland of the buccal mucosa of a male infant. After radiologic evaluation, an incisional biopsy was performed and then the mass was excised en bloc. Histologic features were both favorable and unfavorable. However, there was no recurrence for 5 months. In spite of a reported histologic grading system, the clinical course of isolated sialoblastoma is considered unpredictable. More published case reports of this rare tumor may enable histologic and clinical correlation in order to accurately predict prognosis.
authors.affiliation: New York University School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Pathology, New York, NY 10016, USA. yasi7th@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Yasi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Saffari
authors.forename: Francine
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Blei
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Milla
authors.forename: M Alba
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Greco
mesh_terms: D002610:Cheek / Q000473:pathology; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009375:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome