A labial salivary gland biopsy showed the replacement of normal parenchyma with granulomas. There was no scarring and no ductal dilatation. This biopsy suggests:

a. Necrotizing sialometaplasia
b. Salivary lymphoepithelial lesion
c. Mucous extravasation phenomenon
d. Mucous retention cyst
e. Sarcoidosis

E

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