Abstract

Dr. Yengkhom Daniel Singh* and Dr. Hemalatha Ganapathy

ABSTRACT

The term „monomorphic? adenoma was used for all benign salivary gland tumours except for pleomorphic adenoma.[1] Basal cell adenoma (BCA) is a rare form of benign salivary gland neoplasm comprising small basaloid cells and ductal epithelial cells as nests and cords.[2] It is commonly seen in women above their 4th/5th decade and accounts for 1-3.7% of all salivary gland tumours.[2,3] The prognosis of BCA is comparatively very good to its counterpart „basal cell adenocarcinoma? therefore, is of utmost importance in differentiating the two.[2] We discuss a rare case of basal cell adenoma of the superficial parotid gland.