Necrotizing sialometaplasia: a case report.

Necrotizing sialometaplasia, a benign self-limiting disease of minor salivary glands, may be confused both clinically and histologically with squamous cell carcinoma or a minor salivary gland neoplasm. Its sinister appearance has lead to misdiagnosis and some patients have undergone extensive surgery unnecessarily. This paper describes the salient features of necrotizing sialometaplasia and discusses the management of a patient with the condition.