A case of canalicular adenoma with anemia. Issue 2 (15th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Komatsu, Yuko; Kawai, Tadashi; Chiba, Toshimi; Takeda, Yasunori; Yamada, Hiroyuki
• Is Part Of: Journal of surgical case reports. Volume 2022:Issue 2(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-02-15
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; 617.005
• DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjab606
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2042-8812

Abstract

Abstract: An 81-year-old woman presented with bleeding from a soft elastic bulge on the right buccal mucosa. Her medical history included hypertension, chronic renal failure, hysterectomy and a goiter operation. Certain investigations, such as blood tests, which confirmed the minimum hemoglobin level of 5.3 g/dl, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), were conducted. MRI revealed features confirming the presence of a tumor involving the right buccal mucosa with high signal in T2-enhanced image. Considering the provisional diagnosis and image findings, the tumor mass was excised and histopathological examination of the biopsy specimen confirmed the diagnosis of a canalicular adenoma. Under the diagnosis of various clinical departments, the anemic state of the patient might be chiefly attributed to the bleeding from the tumor. Herein, we report a rare case of a canalicular adenoma in the right buccal mucosa with anemia due to bleeding from the tumor.