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First case of full-thickness palatal necrotizing sialometaplasia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

A. Daudia
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK
G. E. Murty
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK

Abstract

Necrotizing sialometaplasia is an uncommon, benign, self-limiting condition which can stimulate malignancy. The commonest site of occurrence is the hard palate. We report the first case with full thickness palatal involvement. The clino-pathological features of this condition are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2002

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