Sclerosing polycystic adenosis

Sclerosing polycystic adenosis is a rare, reactive inflammatory condition of the salivary glands.[1] It may be mistaken for salivary gland neoplasia.[1] It does not seem to be a fatal disease.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Eveson JW; Speight PM (February 2006). "Non-neoplastic lesions of the salivary glands: New entities and diagnostic problems". Current Diagnostic Pathology. 12 (1): 22–30. doi:10.1016/j.cdip.2005.10.007.
  2. Gnepp, DR (July 2003). "Sclerosing polycystic adenosis of the salivary gland: a lesion that may be associated with dysplasia and carcinoma in situ.". Advances in Anatomic Pathology. 10 (4): 218–22. PMID 12826828.
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