A Case of Sialolithiasis in a Minor Salivary Gland of the Buccal Mucosa
ZD06-ZD07
Correspondence
Dr. Masashi Kimura,
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ogaki Municipal Hospital,
4-86 Minaminokawa, Ogaki, Gifu 503-8502, Japan.
E-mail: masashi.kimura009@gmail.com
Sialolithiasis is a common disease of the major salivary glands. In contrast, Sialolithiasis of Minor Salivary Glands (SMSG) is very rare. Only 2% of all cases of sialolithiasis develop in minor salivary glands and sublingual glands. Furthermore, the clinical and imaging features of SMSG frequently differ from those encountered in major salivary glands; thus, hindering proper clinical diagnosis of SMSG. Histologically, SMSG is characterized by ductal ectasia (sometimes with deep cystic dilatation), acinar atrophy and periductal inflammation. Herein, we describe a patient suffering from SMSG in the left buccal region. Based on the clinicopathological findings of this case and a review of the literature, we propose that this entity should be included in the differential diagnosis of intra-mucosal nodules.