Membranous Basal Cell Adenoma – A Rare Entity in an Unusual Location
Published: April 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/25940.9692
Nadeem Jeddy, Lakshmipathy Prasannamoorthy, Rooban Thavarajah, T Radhika, Aarthi Ramachandran
1. Professor and Head, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2. Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Tagore Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
3. Professor, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Ragas Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
4. Reader, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
5. Postgraduate Student, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Thai Moogambigai Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Correspondence
Aarthi Ramachandran,
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Basal cell adenoma is a rare benign salivary gland neoplasm exhibiting an isomorphic basaloid tumour cell pattern, commonly occurring in the parotid. Membranous variant warrants separate consideration because of its recurrence and rate of malignant transformation. We report a case of membranous type basal cell adenoma occurring in minor salivary gland in a 61-year-old female patient. The histopathological diagnosis was supported by immunohistochemical analysis and serum Carcinoembryonic antigen level.
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