Case Report
Year: 2018 | Month: April-June | Volume: 3 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 122-125
An Unusual Presentation of Basal Cell Adenoma of Ectopic Salivary Gland Tissue: A Case Report
Dr. Sanchita Kalita1, Dr. Smrity Rupa Borah Dutta2
1Senior Resident, Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, Assam, India
2Associate Professor (ENT), Silchar Medical College and Hospital, Assam, India
Corresponding Author: Dr. Sanchita Kalita
ABSTRACT
Salivary gland tumors constitute about 2% to 6.5% of all head and neck region tumors. Basal cell adenoma (BCA) of the salivary glands is an uncommon benign epithelial tumour. It is considered as a low-grade malignant tumour with a high recurrence rate and, in general, good prognosis. BCA represents 54% of monomorphous adenomas and 1-3% of major salivary glands tumours. Most of these tumors are located on the parotid region (80%). In this case report, we are highlighting an unusual location of this not so commonly encountered tumour and its related diagnostic confusion.
Keywords: Salivary gland, Basal Cell Adenoma, uncommon