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Retroductal Nanoparticle Injection to the Murine Submandibular Gland
Published on: May 3, 2018
Submandibular Gland Basal Cell Adenoma
Mohamad Najib Salleh1, Abdul Azim Al-Abrar Ahmad Kailani1, Nik Fatin Amirah Nik Min2
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Introduction:
Basal cell adenoma (BCA) is a rare benign epithelial tumour of the salivary gland majorly involving the parotid gland, and rarely the submandibular gland.
Case Report:
We describe a rare case of BCA of the submandibular gland diagnosed preoperatively using fine needle aspiration cytology in a 60-year-old woman presenting with painless submandibular swelling. The surgery went uneventfully, and the histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis.
Conclusions:
BCA can be accurately diagnosed only through histological observations due to its resemblance to various benign and malignant salivary and non-salivary gland tumours, which are difficult to biopsy.
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