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Intraoral swelling in relation to 34, 35 region.
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Intraorally it presented as a yellowish, oval swelling in the buccal left sulcus in relation to 34, 35 region (Figure 1).
Exposed irregular, poorly encapsulated, and lobulated mass.
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Blunt dissection was performed; the mucous membrane was undermined exposing an irregular, poorly encapsulated, and lobulated pale yellow mass (Figure 2).
Excised specimen.
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Excised specimen was 2 x 1 cm in size (Figure 3) and was sent for histopathological examination.
Microscopic view showing the characteristic features.
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Lobules of mucous salivary acini were also seen associated with the lesional tissue (Figure 4).