A woman with an abnormality of the palate

Rohof, D.; van den Hoogen, F.J.A.; Rohof, D; van den Hoogen, F.J.A

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A woman with an abnormality of the palate

Rohof, D.; van den Hoogen, F.J.A.

Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde 157(34): A6150

2013

ISSN/ISBN: 1876-8784

PMID: 23965242

Document Number: 669063

A 75-year-old woman was seen at the ENT department because of a bleeding tumor on the hard palate. The abnormality mimicked both clinically and histopathologically a malignant salivary gland tumor, but after excision it was diagnosed as necrotizing sialometaplasia. Clinicians should be aware of this rare and easily misdiagnosed benign disease, in order to avoid unnecessary treatment.