Author/Authors :
Salleh, Mohamad Najib Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery - School of Medical Sciences - Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus - Kota Bharu - Kelantan, Malaysia , Al-Abrar Ahmad Kailani, Abdul Azim Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery - School of Medical Sciences - Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus - Kota Bharu - Kelantan, Malaysia , Min, Nik Fatin Amirah Nik Department of Pathology - School of Medical Sciences - Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus - Kota Bharu - Kelantan, Malaysia , Mohamad, Irfan Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery - School of Medical Sciences - Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus - Kota Bharu - Kelantan, Malaysia , Hussain, Faezahtul Arbaeyah Department of Pathology - School of Medical Sciences - Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus - Kota Bharu - Kelantan, Malaysia , Zin, Anani Aila Mat Department of Pathology - School of Medical Sciences - Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus - Kota Bharu - Kelantan, Malaysia
Abstract :
Basal cell adenoma (BCA) is a rare benign epithelial tumour of the salivary gland majorly involving the parotid gland, and rarely the submandibular gland. Case Report: We describe a rare case of BCA of the submandibular gland diagnosed preoperatively using fine needle aspiration cytology in a 60-year-old woman presenting with painless submandibular swelling. The surgery went uneventfully, and the histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis. Conclusions: BCA can be accurately diagnosed only through histological observations due to its resemblance to various benign and malignant salivary and non-salivary gland tumours, which are difficult to biopsy.
Keywords :
Salivary gland , Computed tomography , Cytology , Biopsy
