Sialoblastoma: A historical review of diagnosis and management
- Pamela Costa,
- Mariana Nasr,
- Pedro Henrique Goncalves ,
- Sima Ferman,
- Andressa de Freitas,
- Izabella Santos
Abstract
The Sialoblastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the epithelial cells of
the salivary glands, with less than 100 cases reported. Its main
location is in the parotid gland, but it may affect other salivary
glands. The diagnose should be investigated in cases of a congenital
tumor in the topography of these salivary glands and may be confirmed by
open biopsy, or after complete excision. Due to rarity of the disease,
there is no consensus for the conduct in the literature, but surgical
treatment shown better outcomes. The adjuvant treatment with
chemotherapy may be feasible to advanced metastatic cases.