A case of minor salivary gland hyperplasia.

On Minor Salivary Gland Secretion

Bilateral Hyperplasia of Bartholin’s Gland: A Case Report

A 37-year-old woman underwent surgery to remove bilateral vulvar masses. The masses were firm, non-tender, and immobile. Pathologic finding was a well-delineated creamy grayish mass with a homogenous grayish solid surface and mild edema, chronic inflammatory infiltration, and focal dilation of the ducts with squamous metaplasia. The diagnosis was hyperplastic and hypertrophied Bartholin’s gland...

Sclerosing Polycystic Adenosis of the minor salivary gland: case report.

Sclerosing Polycystic Adenosis (SPA) is a rare disease of the salivary glands, first described by Smith et al. in 1996, with histomorphological aspects similar to those from breast fibrocystic disorders1. Its pathogenesis is still unclear; however, it is considered a pseudo-neoplastic or reactive process. Recently, Skálová et al. showed clonality in six SPA cases. SPA affects mainly the parotid...

Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma of minor salivary gland: case report.

Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma is a low-grade neoplasm of the minor salivary gland composed exclusively of epithelial cells and not myoepithelial cells. It predominantly affects the oral cavity of adult females. It is microscopically characterized by hyalinizing stroma and clear cells, which are typically positive for cytokeratin markers and negative for S 100 and smooth muscle actin (SMA). C...

Clear cell carcinoma of minor salivary gland--case report.

INTRODUCTION Clear cell carcinoma is a rare low-grade carcinoma that almost exclusively occurs in the minor salivary glands. This tumour is one of the new additions in the recent World Health Organization (WHO) classification of salivary gland tumours. CLINICAL PICTURE A 50- year-old woman presented with a gradually enlarging painless submucosal mass of 3 months' duration over the left side o...