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Pleomorphic adenoma of the vulva, clinical reminder of a rare occurrence

Pleomorphic adenoma, also known as mixed tumor, is a benign tumor which typically presents as a painless and persistent mass. The majority of pleomorphic adenomas involve the salivary glands, most commonly the parotid gland. Other sites include breast and skin. It is a rare tumor in the vulva. In th...

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Autores principales: Su, Albert, Apple, Sophia K., Moatamed, Neda A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22532914
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rt.2012.e16
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description Pleomorphic adenoma, also known as mixed tumor, is a benign tumor which typically presents as a painless and persistent mass. The majority of pleomorphic adenomas involve the salivary glands, most commonly the parotid gland. Other sites include breast and skin. It is a rare tumor in the vulva. In this article we are reporting a case of pleomorphic adenoma of labia with characteristic pathologic and clinical findings, as reminder of a common benign neoplasm occurring with rare locality.
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spelling pubmed-33257432012-04-24 Pleomorphic adenoma of the vulva, clinical reminder of a rare occurrence Su, Albert Apple, Sophia K. Moatamed, Neda A. Rare Tumors Case Report Pleomorphic adenoma, also known as mixed tumor, is a benign tumor which typically presents as a painless and persistent mass. The majority of pleomorphic adenomas involve the salivary glands, most commonly the parotid gland. Other sites include breast and skin. It is a rare tumor in the vulva. In this article we are reporting a case of pleomorphic adenoma of labia with characteristic pathologic and clinical findings, as reminder of a common benign neoplasm occurring with rare locality. PAGEPress Publications 2012-03-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3325743/ /pubmed/22532914 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rt.2012.e16 Text en ©Copyright A. Su et al., 2012 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (CC BY-NC 3.0). Licensee PAGEPress, Italy
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Su, Albert
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Pleomorphic adenoma of the vulva, clinical reminder of a rare occurrence
title Pleomorphic adenoma of the vulva, clinical reminder of a rare occurrence
title_full Pleomorphic adenoma of the vulva, clinical reminder of a rare occurrence
title_fullStr Pleomorphic adenoma of the vulva, clinical reminder of a rare occurrence
title_full_unstemmed Pleomorphic adenoma of the vulva, clinical reminder of a rare occurrence
title_short Pleomorphic adenoma of the vulva, clinical reminder of a rare occurrence
title_sort pleomorphic adenoma of the vulva, clinical reminder of a rare occurrence
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3325743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22532914
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/rt.2012.e16
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