Gigantic submandibular pleomorphic adenoma: A rare case report

INTRODUCTION: Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common benign salivary gland tumor. When neglected on some occasions, its size and weight can enormously augment. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a giant submandibular pleomorphic adenoma in a 75 years old female patient which measured 34 × 2...

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Autores principales: Abdelkhalek, Mohamed, Elmetwally, Mohamed, Mazy, Alaa, Gad, Mona, Elsaid, Ahmed, Awny, Shadi, Refky, Basel, Abdallah, Ahmed, Elalfy, Amr F., Shokeir, Farida A., Abdallah, Samar, Elfeky, Abeer, Aboelamayem, Rowaa, Hegazy, Mohamed A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920309/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31704665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2019.10.033
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Pleomorphic adenoma (PA) is the most common benign salivary gland tumor. When neglected on some occasions, its size and weight can enormously augment. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case of a giant submandibular pleomorphic adenoma in a 75 years old female patient which measured 34 × 26 × 20 cm and weighed 8.1 kg. CONCLUSION: Neglecting such tumors without treatment, can cause severe facial disfigurement and can even hinder the airway.

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