No abstract available.
Lip* ; Salivary Gland Calculi* ; Salivary Glands, Minor*

No abstract available.
Palate, Hard* ; Salivary Ducts* ; Salivary Glands, Minor*

Adenomatoid hyperplasia of the minor salivary glands is a rare clinicopathologic entity with an unknown etiology. The clinical features of the lesion are nodular, non-painful swellings, and the histologic features are aggregates of normal-appearing, salivary gland tissue, in excess of what would be anticipated for the anatomic site. This tumor is of significance because of its clinical resemblance to salivary gland tumors. Although this lesion may occur at any site on the oral mucosa, the labial mucosa is known to be the least common site. We herein report a rare case of adenomatous hyperplasia of the minor salivary glands located on the lower labial mucosa.
Hyperplasia* ; Mouth Mucosa ; Mucous Membrane ; Salivary Glands ; Salivary Glands, Minor*

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common intraoral salivary gland tumor and characteristically presents as slow painless growth. The cheek are rarely affected site of all pleomorphic adenoma arising from minor salivary glands. In this report, we present the case of a patient with pleomorphic adenoma that affects the cheek. The purpose of this paper is to report this case and review the features of the pleomorphic adenoma occuring in this site.
Adenoma, Pleomorphic* ; Cheek* ; Humans ; Salivary Glands ; Salivary Glands, Minor

OBJECTIVETo compare the expression of CCL28 in minor and major salivary glands and clarify the role it plays in IgA secreting by minor salivary glands in oral cavity.

METHODSLabial gland and parotid samples were analyzed with real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR assay for CCL28 mRNA. Rank-sum test was used for data analysis using SPSS 10.0 software package.

RESULTSCCL28 mRNA was abundantly expressed in labial glands of healthy adults. Its expression was higher than that in parotids (P<0.01).

CONCLUSIONThe results of this article suggest that the expression level of CCL28 in labial glands is remarkably higher than that in parotids, which reminds us that the high concentration of IgA in minor salivary glands may be associated with their high expression of CCL28.

Sialolithiasis is a common disease of the salivary gland. This disease mainly involves the major salivary gland. Sialolithiasis of the minor salivary gland is rare. A case of sialolithiasis of the upper lip was reported, and relevant literature was reviewed in this paper.
Humans ; Lip ; Mouth Mucosa ; Salivary Gland Calculi ; Salivary Glands, Minor

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is a malignant epithelial tumour of glandular tissue, usually of the major salivary glands. However it can present in the minor salivary glands, especially in the soft palate. We report the case of a 72-year-old Malay female after presentation with sore throat, fever and odynophagia, was diagnosed with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the soft palate.
Mucoepidermoid Tumor ; Salivary Gland Neoplasms ; Salivary Glands, Minor

Intraductal papilloma is a rare benign salivary gland tumor that occurs most commonly in the minor salivary gland. We recently experienced a case of intraductal papilloma arising from the parotid gland in a 24-year-old woman. Radiologic imaging shows a well-circumscribed unicystic mass in the right parotid gland. Superficial parotidectomy was performed. Micoscopically, the mass has papillary epithelial proliferation within the dilated lumen of the salivary duct. We report this case with a brief review of literature.
Female ; Humans ; Papilloma, Intraductal ; Parotid Gland ; Salivary Ducts ; Salivary Glands ; Salivary Glands, Minor ; Young Adult

salivary gland in the field of Oral & Maxillofacial surgery. Obstruction of salivary secretion by a sialolith can result in swelling and pain, as well as infection of the gland. The swelling is usually correlated to meals, when salivary secretion is enhanced. Sialolithiasis occurs mainly in the submandibular gland(92%) and to a lesser degree in the parotid gland(6%). The sublingual gland and the minor salivary gland are rarely affected(2%). This is a report of rare case, the authors have experienced, within the left sublingual gland and the minor salivary glands. It is multiple sialolithiasis(about 22 silaoliths) in the sublingual and the minor salivary glands which has very low incidence of sialolithiasis. The pathosis were removed using transoral sialolithotomy with sublingual sialadenectomy.]]>
Incidence ; Meals ; Salivary Gland Calculi ; Salivary Glands ; Salivary Glands, Minor ; Sublingual Gland ; Surgery, Oral

salivary glands. Uncommonly, they arose in minor salivary glands up to 50% of the benign tumors of minor salivary glands. However, pleomorphic adnomas were extremely rare in accessory parotid gland and found along the anterior portion of the parotid gland and the Stensen's duct in about 20% of the people. Pathologic changes within the accessory parotid gland were infrequent, and retrospective studies had shown neoplatic changes of the accessory parotid gland to account for only between 1% and 7.7% of all parotid gland tumors.]]>
Adenoma, Pleomorphic ; Parotid Gland ; Retrospective Studies ; Salivary Ducts ; Salivary Glands ; Salivary Glands, Minor