Previous research has shown that salivary gland tumors are rare in the young population. A clinical diagnosis has to be made very carefully because the proportion of malignancies is higher in children than in adults. We present a review of cases of malignant salivary gland carcinoma (SGC) in patients younger than 30 years of age. Data were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End ...

Oncocytoma of major salivary gland is a fairly common benign tumour encountered, but its occurrence in oral minor salivary gland is a rare entity. Here we report a case of a giant minor salivary gland oncocytoma mimicking a jaw tumour which was successfully excised along with a review of literature.

Sialolithiasis is a condition characterized by the obstruction of a salivary gland or its excretory duct by calcareous concretions. It is a common disease of major salivary glands and mainly affects the submandibular gland. Bilateral submandibular sialolithiasis, however, is a rare condition. No systemic disorders, with the exception of gout, were found to be related to salivary stone formation...

Introduction: Salivary gland tumors (SGTs) are important parts of human neoplasms. The most common SGT is pleomorphic adenoma and the most common malignant SGTs are mucoepidermoid carcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). Metastasis-associated genes 1 (MTA1), a member of the nucleosome remodeling and histone deacetylation complex, is one newly discovered gene which recruits histone deacetyl...

Objective: Recent studies revealed the existence of ectopic gene at t(6;9)(q22-23;p23-24) in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), resulting in MYB-NFIB fusion gene formation. In this study, we discuss the expression of MYB of ACC in salivary gland and its clinicopathological significance. Methods: We examined 98 samples of salivary gland adenoid cystic carcinoma and 68 samples of salivary non-ACC ne...

Salivary gland choristoma (heterotopic salivary gland tissue) is a rare condition typically seen in the newborn period. This developmental heterotopia is generally nonprogressive, with little risk of malignant transformation. We present the second known reported case of a salivary gland choristoma located on the anterior chest wall. Knowledge of this rare entity will allow for accurate diagnosi...

Major salivary gland tumours were studied for the presence of hormone receptors for oestrogen and progesterone. Of the eight salivary gland tumours exhibiting varied histology, none showed high affinity receptors for oestrogen or progesterone. Salivary tissue from four patients with non-neoplastic salivary gland disease was also studied and found not to contain high affinity receptor sites. The...

Introduction Salivary glands are found in and around the oral cavity, and they are divided into major and minor salivary glands. The major salivary glands are the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands; the minor salivary glands are located in the lips, buccal mucosa, palate, and throat. Generally, salivary gland diseases are not common in the paediatric population. The classification of...

dear editor-in-chief   pilomatrixoma is a benign tumor of hair follicle first described as calcifying epithelium (1). it accounts for 1% of all the benign skin tumors (2). it is a slow-growing, firm, dermal or subcutaneous neoplasm, usually measuring fewer than 3 cm in diameter. pilomatricomas are considered benign; rarely recur after surgical excision (3). however, cases of pilomatrixoma with ...

BACKGROUND Early onset sarcoidosis is a rarely reported disease in children. CASE CHARACTERISTICS 2½-year-old girl with chronic enlargement of bilateral parotid glands and polyarthritis. OBSERVATION Biopsy of salivary gland revealed non-caseating granuloma. OUTCOME Polyarthritis and salivary gland swelling resolved completely after starting oral corticosteroids. MESSAGE Sarcoidosis is a...