Apocrine papillary cystadenoma of a minor salivary gland on the lower lip: Case presentation

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		Quintessence International Edited by Eli Eliav ISSN 0033-6572 (print) • ISSN 1936-7163 (online)

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February 2009
Volume 40 , Issue 2

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Apocrine papillary cystadenoma of a minor salivary gland on the lower lip: Case presentation

Sandro A. Halbritter, DDS/Hans J�rg Altermatt, MD, Prof Dr Med/ Marco Caversaccio, MD, Prof Dr Med/Michael M. Bornstein, DDS

Pages: 167�169
PMID: 19169449

Cystadenomas are a rare, painless, and slow-growing benign epithelial tumor of the salivary gland. This article describes the case of a papillary cystadenoma in the lower lip of a 46-year-old man. The lesion was removed using a carbon dioxide laser, and there were no signs of recurrence 1 year postoperatively. (Quintessence Int 2009;40:167�169) Key words: carbon dioxide laser, cystadenoma, salivary gland

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