Sclerosing polycystic adenosis of the oral cavity

Publication date: Available online 24 July 2018

Source: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Author(s): S. Mumtaz, A. Ali, M. Singh

Abstract

Minor salivary glands are ubiquitous in the oral cavity, and related diseases are often indolent and asymptomatic. We describe the unusual features of sclerosing polycystic adenosis, and its similarities to more sinister conditions of the minor salivary glands. Its importance is currently uncertain and research points to a pathogenesis that is neoplastic, which can create ambiguity. Sclerosing polycystic adenosis is a newly-discovered condition that merits further discussion and research to evaluate its full impact.

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