Canalicular adenoma
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Canalicular adenoma is a type of growth that occurs in human salivary glands. It is a benign growth which occurs in the epithelial cells, and is typically arranged in columns of cells that form interconnecting cords. Canalicular adenoma is a very rare benign neoplasm; it constitutes about 1% of all salivary gland tumors and about 4% of all benign salivary gland tumors.[1][2]
Canalicular adenoma is most common in patients age 70 to 80, with females affected about four times as often as males. Most growths present in the upper lip; some also occur in the a few present in palate or buccal (cheek) tissue as a slowly enlarging mass.[3] The growths will often arise in multiple places at the same time or develop multiple nodes, despite not being clinically invasive or malignant.[1][4]
