Sialoadenite esclerosante crônica - relato de caso e revisão de literatura

Abstract

Chronic sclerosing sialoadenitis, also known as Kuttner's tumor, represents an uncommon fibrosing chronic inflammation in salivary glands. It affects a wide age range from the second to the eighth decade of life, with no gender predilection and predominantly unilateral in the submandibular glands. Characterized as a little-known pathology, which clinically may resemble a true neoplasm, although easily resolved with surgical excision of the lesion, it causes significant inconvenience to the patient, such as intense pain, dysphonia and dysphagia. The clinical aspects are asymptomatic, diffuse volume increase, of hardened consistency, in the glandular region, which can generate episodes of suppuration. The present study addressed Kuttner, as well as the forms of diagnosis, differential diagnoses, treatment and prognosis. In addition, a clinical case of a patient treated by means of surgical removal of the tumor and monitoring of salivary gland activity was reported. The objective of this work was to study chronic sclerosing sialoadenitis in its entirety, seeking to expose the best methods of diagnosis and treatment to the dental surgeon.