Sowmya SV Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Community Health
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, India
Working at Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Place of living is India Subjects of Specialization are Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Eye vision.
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Author(s): Vineeth K, Sowmya SV, Kavitha P, Madhuri B and Shwetha V
Buccal mucosal swellings are more often noticed in day to day practice. Routinely they are associated with buccal space, buccal fat pad, buccinator muscle and minor/major salivary glands etc. Certain common oral swelling presenting in this region leads us to a prompting concern about the tumors. A 62 year old female patient reported with a chief complaint of pain in left cheek region since 2 years. A diffuse swelling approximately 2 × 2 cm in the buccal mucosa near to the retro-molar area was noticed. With this a working diagnosis of chronic sialadinitis of minor salivary gland or fibroma secondary to traumatic denture flanges was given. Surgically lesion was separated from underlying tissue and was excised into. The histopathological picture of the le... view moreĀ»