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Soft Palate Pleomorphic Adenoma of a Minor Salivary Gland: An Unusual Presentation

Approximately 10% of pleomorphic adenomas occur in the minor salivary glands with the palate being the most common site. Pleomorphic adenomas account for the majority of palatal tumours; however, minor salivary gland tumours have a higher risk of malignancy compared to tumours of the major salivary...

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Autores principales: Forde, C. T., Millard, R., Ali, S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29808148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3986098
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description Approximately 10% of pleomorphic adenomas occur in the minor salivary glands with the palate being the most common site. Pleomorphic adenomas account for the majority of palatal tumours; however, minor salivary gland tumours have a higher risk of malignancy compared to tumours of the major salivary glands, so appropriate diagnostic evaluation should be prompt. We present a case of a 52-year-old man with a longstanding history of a soft palate pleomorphic adenoma which required excision under general anaesthetic via a mandibular swing approach. As well as the surgical approach to access this tumour; this case is unique as it is the largest soft palate pleomorphic adenoma reported in the literature. We discuss the appropriate preoperative investigations and airway considerations for this patient, as well as the factors to consider when planning operative management of palatal tumours.
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spelling pubmed-59021132018-05-28 Soft Palate Pleomorphic Adenoma of a Minor Salivary Gland: An Unusual Presentation Forde, C. T. Millard, R. Ali, S. Case Rep Otolaryngol Case Report Approximately 10% of pleomorphic adenomas occur in the minor salivary glands with the palate being the most common site. Pleomorphic adenomas account for the majority of palatal tumours; however, minor salivary gland tumours have a higher risk of malignancy compared to tumours of the major salivary glands, so appropriate diagnostic evaluation should be prompt. We present a case of a 52-year-old man with a longstanding history of a soft palate pleomorphic adenoma which required excision under general anaesthetic via a mandibular swing approach. As well as the surgical approach to access this tumour; this case is unique as it is the largest soft palate pleomorphic adenoma reported in the literature. We discuss the appropriate preoperative investigations and airway considerations for this patient, as well as the factors to consider when planning operative management of palatal tumours. Hindawi 2018-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC5902113/ /pubmed/29808148 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3986098 Text en Copyright © 2018 C. T. Forde et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Soft Palate Pleomorphic Adenoma of a Minor Salivary Gland: An Unusual Presentation
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title_short Soft Palate Pleomorphic Adenoma of a Minor Salivary Gland: An Unusual Presentation
title_sort soft palate pleomorphic adenoma of a minor salivary gland: an unusual presentation
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5902113/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29808148
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/3986098
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