Abstract
Salivary gland tumors are rare in childhood and account for 3% to 5% of all tumors in children. 1-7 Congenital salivary epithelial tumors are characterized by some as medical curiosities. 8-12 In 1966, Vawter and Tefft 13 reported 2 cases in neonates and used the term embryoma to describe them. Since then, a variety of names have been used to describe histologically similar or identical tumors that, retrospectively, are virtually indistinguishable from one another. 1 In 1988, Taylor 14 suggested the term sialoblastoma to describe these lesions because it conveyed the dysonto-genetic character and the site of the tumor in a single name; this has become the preferred term. Because of its rarity, the biologic behavior of this lesion is incompletely defined. Early surgery is the recommended treatment. 5-10 This article presents a rare case of sialoblastoma of the submandibular gland that occurred in a 6-month-old girl, including the natural history of the tumor, its morphology, and its management.
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