Necrotizing sialometaplasia of the nasal cavity.

A case of necrotizing sialometaplasia involving the mucous membrane of a nasal turbinate is described. Necrotizing sialometaplasia is a benign, self-limited process characterized by necrosis and squamous metaplasia of the salivary or mucous glands. Typically, the lesion manifests as an ulcer of the hard palate. Nonulcerated lesions and involvement of sites other than the hard palate have also been reported. This case appears to be the second reported case of involvement of the nasal cavity by necrotizing sialometaplasia.