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salivary lymphadenoma
Thursday 17 December 2015
lymphadenomas of salivary gland
Definition: Lymphadenomas (LADs) are rare salivary gland tumors. They can be sebaceous LADs or non-sebaceous LADs.
Sebaceous and non-sebaceous LADs are benign, encapsulated, solid and cystic tumors affecting older adults.
Non-sebaceous LADs affect women and extraparotid sites more frequently than sebaceous LADs. Altered immune status may have a role in their etiopathogenesis.
Multiple synchronous tumors, origin in buccal mucosa, and malignant transformation may rarely occur.
Types
sebaceous lymphadenoma
non-sebaceous lymphadenoma
Cases
See also
salivary tumors
- salivary cystic tumors
- salivary cysts