Kuttner's Tumor or Chronic Sclerosing Sialadenitis of the Salivary Gland - Benign Tumor Like Lesion

Abstract

Abstract Kuttner's tumor or chronic sclerosing sialadenitis although described more than a century ago, is relatively rare in occurrence. It is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the salivary gland. This condition is benign, but presents as hard, indurated and enlarged masses that are clinically indistinguishable from salivary gland neoplasms or tumors. It is usually diagnosed by histopathologist when the lesion is surgically biopsied to confirm clinical diagnosis of malignancy. We present a case of a young 26 years old, female patient with chronic sclerosing sialadenitis otherwise known as Kuttner tumor in order to raise awareness of this interesting and not well-known entity.