Basal cell adenoma

Basal cell adenoma is a rare, low-grade benign salivary gland neoplasm.{{cite journal|last1=González-García|first1=R|last2=Nam-Cha|first2=SH|last3=Muñoz-Guerra|first3=MF|last4=Gamallo-Amat|first4=C|title=Basal cell adenoma of the parotid gland. Case report and review of the literature.|journal=Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal|date=1 March 2006|volume=11|issue=2|pages=E206-9|pmid=16505803|url=http://www.medicinaoral.com/pubmed/medoralv11_i2_p206.pdf}}

The most common involved site is the parotid gland, however other possible sites include the submandibular gland,{{cite book|author=Witt RL|title=Salivary Gland Diseases: Surgical and Medical Management|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DzeFVDYopvIC&pg=PA127|date=1 January 2011|publisher=Thieme|isbn=978-1-60406-537-4|pages=126–128}} minor salivary glands of upper lip, buccal mucosa, palate and nasal septum.

It appears as a slow-growing, firm and mobile mass.

Treatment is by surgical excision with a margin of healthy tissue. Although the recurrence rate is high, the prognosis is generally good.