AN UNCOMMON BENİGN TUMOR OF ORAL MİNOR SALİVARY GLANDS: A CASE OF ONCOCYTOMA

Oncocytoma is a rare neoplasm, representing approximately 1% of all salivary tumors. a 72-year old male was referred to our department with the complaint of wide swelling in his maxillary posterior region for several months. clinical examination revealed a 4.0x3.0-cm-diameter, well circumscribed, soft, round mass on the left maxillary posterior alveoler crest adjacent to the palate. the surface of the lesion was lobular with purplish and brown colour. total excision of this mass including surrounding healthy tissue was planned and it was easily removed under local aneasthesia. light microscopic examination indicated an oncocytoma. the first case of oncocytoma located in the left maxillary posterior alveoler crest adjacent to the palate is reported along with an update of the literature in the presented case report.