Basal cell adenoma of minor salivary gland-a rare case with review

Salivary gland tumours are rare, occours 2%-6.5% of all head and neck neoplasms. Global annual incidence varies from 0.4–13.5 cases per 100 people. Most salivary gland tumors (70%) originate in the parotid glands, 9%-23% in the minor glands, less than 1% in the sublingual glands. General predilection for females. Basal cell adenoma accuonts 1.8% of benign epithelial salivary gland neoplasms common in 6th decade & male to female ratio is approximately 1: 1, common in Caucasian than African American. Most common in parotid gland, least common in minor salivary glands. Basal cell adenoma is an uncommon salivary gland tumour accounting for 1% of all salivary gland tumours. Basal cell adenoma is a benign epithelial neoplasm with a uniform histologic appearance dominated by basaloid cells. In this current paper, we put forward a case of basal cell adenoma of minor salivary gland affecting retromolar region & diagnosed by means of histopathological evaluation