Non-ulcerated necrotizing sialometaplasia may mimic a salivary gland tumor

• Main Authors: Patrícia Maria Fernandes (Author), Erika Graf Pedroso (Author), Alan Roger Santos-Silva (Author), Pablo Agustin Vargas (Author), Márcio Ajudarte Lopes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Necrotizing sialometaplasia (NS) is a benign, self-limiting inflammatory entity that mainly affects the minor salivary glands located in the hard palate. Classically, NS is characterized as a nodule that evolves to a central ulcer. The most widely recognized triggering factor is an ischemic event. T...