Sebaceous lymphadenoma explained

Sebaceous lymphadenoma
Field:	ENT surgery

Sebaceous lymphadenoma is a benign tumour of the salivary gland.^[1]

Diagnosis

Sebaceous lymphadenoma is a tissue diagnosis, e.g. salivary gland biopsy.

It may be confused with a number of benign and malignant neoplasms, including Warthin tumour, mucoepidermoid carcinoma and sebaceous lymphadenocarcinoma.^[2]

Treatment

The treatment is simple excision and exclusion of a malignant neoplasm.

See also

• Lymph node
• Lymphoma
• Salivary gland neoplasm

Notes and References

1. Mishra . A. . Tripathi . K. . Mohanty . L. . Nayak . M. . Sebaceous lymphadenoma of the parotid gland. . Indian J Pathol Microbiol . 2011 . 54 . 1 . 131–2 . 10.4103/0377-4929.77364 . 21393895 . free .
2. While . B. . Whiteside . OJ. . Desai . V. . Gurr . P. . Sebaceous lymphadenoma: a case report and review of the literature. . Ear Nose Throat J . 89 . 8 . E22-3 . Aug 2010 . 10.1177/014556131008900806 . 20737364 . 46391498 . free .