Core needle biopsy represents a safe and cheap alternative diagnostic method to open biopsy and fine-needle aspiration cytology in head and neck tumors. There is little evidence in the literature about the use of core needle biopsy in minor salivary gland lesions. This single case report presents a 60-year-old woman with a painless swelling in the soft palate, breathing and swallowing difficult...

AIM The aim of the present study is to establish the relative frequency and distribution of benign and malignant epithelial neoplasms of salivary glands in the Pathology and Cytology Laboratory, STUDY DESIGN Historic cohort. MATERIAL AND METHOD in the state of Sergipe, during the period 1980-1999. The neoplasms were individualized by gender, age, race of the patients, anatomic localization ...

Clear cells can be found in numerous salivary and non-salivary tumors in the head and neck region, including metastatic lesions. They are rare low-grade tumors accounting for less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors and occur almost exclusively in the intra-oral minor salivary glands. Hyalinizing clear cell carcinoma (HCCC) is an extremely rare and recently described neoplasm predominantly aff...

Objective(s): To review the findings of the patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) having technetium-99m-pertechnetate (99mTc-pertechnetate) and gallium-67 citrate (Ga-67) salivary gland scintigraphy in the past eight years.Methods: The patients with SS, who were referred to our department for salivary gland scintigraphy during January 2008-December 2015 were studied using both 99mTc-pertechneta...

Background: Salivary gland tumors are among malignancies that have high recurrence rate. Immune responses in salivary gland tumors have not been well elucidated. T helper type 1 (Th1) and Th2 cytokines have been reported to play a role in the outcome of head and neck cancers. Objective: To evaluate the serum levels of interferon gamma (IFN- γ), as the hallmark of Th1 cytokines, and interleukin-...

Primary carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma in the tracheobronchial system is an exceedingly rare neoplasm arising from minor salivary glands. Two cases of this unusual entity were presented. All the lesions were associated with bronchial system, while neither of the patients had a history of a head and neck salivary gland neoplasm. Both cases were followed up for more than 3.5 years. Thus, furthe...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant salivary gland neoplasm. Central MEC (CMEC) is a rare primary intraosseous bony lesion with an incidence of 2%-4.3% of all MECs reported. In this article, we present a rare case of a CMEC in the anterior region of maxilla at a 43-year-old female patient that was arising from a dentigerous cyst. CMECs are extremely rare tumor. They are ...

INTRODUCTION Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma is a low-grade malignant salivary gland neoplasm with a biphasic cell population that encompasses around 1% of all salivary neoplasms. METHOD We present different cases of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma, with special emphasis on histopathology, differential diagnosis, relevant prognostic factors and follow-up. RESULT This study included 8 ...

he pleomorphic adenoma otherwise called as benign mixed tumor, is the most common salivary neoplasm. 1 It accounts for 53% to 77% of parotid tumors, 44% to 68% of submandibular tumours and 33% to 43% of minor gland tumors. 2 Pleomorphic adenomas are derived from a mixture of ductal and myoepithelial elements. 2,3 The terms pleomorphic adenoma and mixed tumor both represent attempts to describe ...