Sclerosing Inflammation of the Submandibular Salivary Gland (Küttner Tumour): A Progressive Plasmacellular Ductitis

Abstract

Eleven cases of sclerosing inflammation of the submandibular salivary gland or Küttner tumour were seen during the period 1965-1971. Only about 50 cases have been reported in any detail previously. Probably it is much more common than has been assumed and it deserves special interest because these cases are usually diagnosed as neoplasms. The etiology is discussed. The abundant accumulations of lymphocytes and plasma cells and the perivascular changes resembling fibrinoid degeneration noted in the histopathological examinations are tentatively attributed to autoimmunization.