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Adenomatoid hyperplasia of minor salivary glands

F. Zahra Aly, M.D., Ph.D.

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F. Zahra Aly, M.D., Ph.D.
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description
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Definition / general
  • Presents as submucosal nodule or mass; may be hyperplastic or hamartomatous in nature
  • Usually hard palate, also retromolar but may occur anywhere in the oral cavity
  • Called sialadenosis in major salivary glands
  • Etiology unknown; in major salivary glands, sialadenosis is associated with metabolic conditions
Microscopic (histologic) description
  • Coalescing lobules of normal mucinous acini
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