Pleomorphic adenoma of the palate: a case report and review of the literature

Salivary gland tumors are rare and account for 2–3% of tumors occurring in the head and neck. Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign neoplasm which is commonly encountered in the parotid gland and other major salivary glands. At times they can also develop in minor salivary glands of the palate. The majori...

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Autores principales: Rahnama, Mansur, Orzędała-Koszel, Urszula, Czupkałło, Łukasz, Łobacz, Michał
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3685345/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23788973
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/wo.2013.33438
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Sumario:Salivary gland tumors are rare and account for 2–3% of tumors occurring in the head and neck. Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign neoplasm which is commonly encountered in the parotid gland and other major salivary glands. At times they can also develop in minor salivary glands of the palate. The majority of minor salivary gland tumors are malignant. This case report describes a case of mixed tumor in a minor salivary gland of the hard palate.

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