PMC3312692_01
A small swelling in relation to the mandibular canine and the mandibular right first premolar
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F1
It was about 0.5 cm x 0.5 cm in size, pale yellow in color and firm in consistency [Figure 1].
Intraoral periapical radiograph showing the absence of osseous involvement
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F2
Intra - oral periapical radiograph showed no osseous involvement [Figure 2] and the teeth were vital.
Hematoxylin and eosin sections showing numerous salivary gland lobules composed of normal-appearing serous acini and ducts along with sparse chronic inflammatory infiltrate
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F3
The salivary gland lobules exhibited a sparse chronic inflammatory infiltrate. [Figure 3].
Multiple well-defined nodules in the anterior two-thirds of the palate along and associated with the midline
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F4
Clinical examination revealed multiple, well-defined nodules in the anterior two-thirds of the palate along and associated with the midline. [Figure 4].
Occlusal radiograph showing a linear radiolucency in the midline of the palate displaced toward the left
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F5
An occlusal radiograph revealed a linear radiolucency in the midline of the palate displaced toward the left. [Figure 5].
Hematoxylin and eosin section shows overlying stratified squamous epithelium and salivary gland lobules composed of normal-appearing, mucous acini, few ducts along with a sparse chronic inflammatory infiltrate in the deeper portion of the lamina propria
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F6
The lobules were composed of normal - appearing, mucous acini, and few ducts and exhibited a sparse, chronic inflammatory infiltrate. [Figure 6].