Spectrum of Non-malignant cystic lesions of the salivary gland - Case series and Review of Literature.

Dr Karpagam Janardhan; Dr. Shilpa Sunil Khanna; Dr. Hana Kareem

Volume : IX, Issue : V, May - 2020

Spectrum of Non-malignant cystic lesions of the salivary gland - Case series and Review of Literature.

Dr Karpagam Janardhan, Dr. Shilpa Sunil Khanna, Dr. Hana Kareem

Abstract :

Cystic lesions are estimated to account for 8% of all salivary gland masses (1). The lesions range from non-neoplastic lesions like mucocele to benign tumours with cystic change like Warthin�s tumour and malignant cystic tumours, including low grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma and cyst adenocarcinoma. The recent WHO Classification 2017 has added sclerosing polycystic adenosis and lympho epithelial lesions to WHO 2005. This article provides an insight into non-malignant cystic lesions and most commonly encountered differential diagnostic problems in ruling out malignant lesions with cystic change.