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Lipomatosis of the minor salivary glands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

H. A. Saleh*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
B. Ram
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
J. L. Harmse
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
B. A. Michie
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
R. L. Blair
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr H. A. Saleh, Department of Otolaryngology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY. Fax: 01382 632816

Abstract

Lipomatosis has not previously been reported in minor salivary glands. Its occurrence in the parotid gland is well recognized. We present the first reported case of lipomatosis of the minor salivary glands in the nasal cavity. We also review the tumours of the minor salivary glands, lipomas and lipomatosis of the parotid, and the few reported cases of lipomas of the sinonasal tract.

Type
Pathology in Focus
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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