Authors: Charu Girotra Mukul N Padhye Pratibha Mahajan Aishwarya Nair
Publish Date: 2014/07/15
Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 426-434
Abstract
Cystadenomas are rare salivary gland tumours characterised by prominent epitheliumlined papillary projections into the cystic spaces A 37 yearold female presented with a swelling on the right side of the hard palate Clinically the swelling was soft fluctuant sessile and nontender measuring 25 × 2 cm in diameter Excisional biopsy was performed The histopathological and immunohistochemical features were characteristic of mucinous cystadenoma There has been no recurrence over a 2year follow up period The article highlights its clinical histopathological immunohistochemical features and differential diagnosis along with review of literature Cystadenoma of the palate is rare papillary variety being more common than mucinous with very few cases reported in literature
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