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Necrotising sialometaplasia in the floor of mouth

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Introduction

Necrotising sialometaplasia is a benign self-limiting inflammatory process which occurs in the salivary gland tissue. The condition is a diagnostic challenge mimicking malignancy both clinically and histopathologically. Commonly, it presents in the hard palate.

Case report

Here, we report an unusual case in a 56-year-old man which presented in the floor of the mouth.

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  1. Combined Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Oral Medicine, Edinburgh Dental Institute, Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9HA, Scotland, UK

    Maria Devine, Stephanie Sammut & Victor Lopes

  2. Edinburgh Dental Institute, Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh, EH3 9HA, Scotland, UK

    Maria Devine

  3. Pathology Department, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH16 4SB, UK

    Brendan Conn

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Devine, M., Sammut, S., Conn, B. et al. Necrotising sialometaplasia in the floor of mouth. Oral Maxillofac Surg 18, 119–121 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-013-0420-7

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