title: Necrotizing sialometaplasia: Manifestation of a localized unclassified vasculitis.
abstract: Necrotizing sialometaplasia is a rare benign and self-limiting disease, which commonly affects the minor salivary glands. Typically, it involves the seromucinous glands located at palate, buccal mucosa, tongue, tonsil, nasal cavity, trachea, larynx, maxillary sinus, and retromolar trigone. We report two such cases of necrotizing sialometaplasia to create awareness among the pathologists and surgeons because of its close morphological and clinical resemblance to squamous cell carcinoma. We have also documented that, the ischemic necrosis of salivary gland is the result of a vasculitic process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Swagatika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Senapati
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, AMRI Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
authors.forename: Subash Chandra
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Samal
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Susama
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Patra