Necrotizing sialometaplasia. 1988

J Lieberman, and M Weinstein
Brooklyn Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York.

A case of necrotizing sialometaplasia in a 29-year-old man is reported. Characterized by large, deep, well-demarcated ulcerations on the hard palate and other areas where salivary gland tissue is found, the condition is benign and resolves spontaneously. The cause is believed to be infarctive.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D010159 Palate The structure that forms the roof of the mouth. It consists of the anterior hard palate (PALATE, HARD) and the posterior soft palate (PALATE, SOFT). Incisive Papilla,Incisive Papillas,Palates,Papilla, Incisive,Papillas, Incisive
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012466 Salivary Gland Diseases Diseases involving the SALIVARY GLANDS. Disease, Salivary Gland,Diseases, Salivary Gland,Gland Disease, Salivary,Gland Diseases, Salivary,Salivary Gland Disease
D012797 Sialometaplasia, Necrotizing A benign, inflammatory, variably ulcerated, occasionally bilateral, self-healing lesion of the minor salivary glands that is often confused clinically and histologically with carcinoma. Necrotizing Sialometaplasia,Necrotizing Sialometaplasias,Sialometaplasias, Necrotizing

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