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Subacute Necrotizing Sialadenitis: A Series of Three Cases and Literature Review

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Subacute necrotizing sialadenitis (SANS) is an unusual inflammatory condition known to primarily affect the minor salivary glands of the palatal region. Patients usually present with a localized, often erythematous palatal swelling accompanied by an abrupt onset of pain. The disease usually resolves between 2 days and a week with few extrapalatal reports lasting longer than 1 week. We report a series of three cases of SANS involving the palate.

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  1. Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 W. 168 Street, PH15W-1562, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Yen Chen Kevin Ko & Elizabeth Philipone

  2. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 W. 168 Street, HP8-866, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Whitney Florin

  3. College of Dental Medicine, Columbia University, 622 W 168th St, New York, NY, 10032, USA

    Matthew J. Heinz

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    Steven Rosenberg

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    Robert Yudell

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Ko, Y.C.K., Philipone, E., Florin, W. et al. Subacute Necrotizing Sialadenitis: A Series of Three Cases and Literature Review. Head and Neck Pathol 10, 425–428 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12105-016-0714-9

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