Oncocytoma of Palate: A Case Report, with an Emphasis on Immunohistochemistry

Mani, Shubhangi; Mani, Amit; Bajpai, Manas; Tripathi, Vandana Pandey; Karakalla, Shyam Reddy

doi:10.30476/dentjods.2025.105376.2591

Oncocytoma of Palate: A Case Report, with an Emphasis on Immunohistochemistry

Document Type : Case Report

Authors

Shubhangi Mani ¹

Amit Mani ²

Manas Bajpai ³

Vandana Pandey Tripathi ⁴

Shyam Reddy Karakalla ⁵

¹ Dept. of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopaedics, Rural Dental College, Loni, India.

² Dept. of Periodontology, Rural Dental College Loni, India.

³ Dept. of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry Government Dental College, Mumbai, India.

⁴ Dept. of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Rural Dental College, Loni, India.

⁵ Kamineni Hospital, Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh), India.

https://doi.org/10.30476/dentjods.2025.105376.2591

Abstract

Oncocytomas are benign tumors of salivary glands, characterized histopathologically by large epithelial cells with bright and eosinophilic cytoplasm. They occur mostly in parotid glands, with only a small percentage of these tumors occurring in minor salivary glands of buccal, mucosa, palate, maxillary sinus, and tonsillar fossa. They occur primarily in people older than 50 years and generally have a female predilection. Few authors have suggested that oncocytomas of minor salivary glands are more aggressive in nature in comparison to their major salivary gland counterparts. An exhaustive literature review of English language literature revealed 20 cases of minor salivary glands; hence, the present case is 21st case of minor salivary gland oncocytoma. We report a case of palatal oncocytoma in a 31-year-old male which was provisionally diagnosed as pleomorphic adenoma and also describe the immunohistochemical characteristics of this rare tumor of minor salivary glands.

Keywords

Oncocytoma

Minor salivary gland

Salivary gland tumor

Immunohistochemistry

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