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Salivary Gland Inverted Ductal Papilloma
A very rare benign tumor of the minor salivary glands, characterized by a luminal papillary proliferation that arises at the junction of the salivary gland duct and the oral mucosal surface epithelium and expands as a nodular mass into the lamina propria. It presents as an asymptomatic mucosal swelling. -- 2003 (NCI Thesaurus)
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