Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Cheek. Case Report with Review

ABSTRACT: Pleomorphic adenoma (PA), also called benign mixed tumor, is the most common tumor of the salivary glands. About 70 % of these tumors occur in the parotid gland and an uncommon site are the minor salivary glands. The most common sites of PA of the minor salivary glands are the palate follo...

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Autores principales: Bahbah,Soukayna, Chbicheb,Saliha
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina 2020
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-381X20200004006532020-10-05Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Cheek. Case Report with ReviewBahbah,SoukaynaChbicheb,Saliha pleomorphic adenoma minor salivary gland cheek ABSTRACT: Pleomorphic adenoma (PA), also called benign mixed tumor, is the most common tumor of the salivary glands. About 70 % of these tumors occur in the parotid gland and an uncommon site are the minor salivary glands. The most common sites of PA of the minor salivary glands are the palate followed by lips and cheek. Other rare reported sites include the fauces, floor of the mouth, tongue, tonsil, pharynx, retromolar area and nasal cavity. Here we report a case of pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary glands of the cheek in a 22-year-old male. The mass was removed by wide local excision with adequate margins, and the patient was followed for 1-year post operatively with no recurrence.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de La Frontera. Facultad de MedicinaInternational journal of odontostomatology v.14 n.4 20202020-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-381X2020000400653en10.4067/S0718-381X2020000400653
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topic pleomorphic adenoma
minor salivary gland
cheek
spellingShingle pleomorphic adenoma
minor salivary gland
cheek
Bahbah,Soukayna
Chbicheb,Saliha
Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Cheek. Case Report with Review
description ABSTRACT: Pleomorphic adenoma (PA), also called benign mixed tumor, is the most common tumor of the salivary glands. About 70 % of these tumors occur in the parotid gland and an uncommon site are the minor salivary glands. The most common sites of PA of the minor salivary glands are the palate followed by lips and cheek. Other rare reported sites include the fauces, floor of the mouth, tongue, tonsil, pharynx, retromolar area and nasal cavity. Here we report a case of pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary glands of the cheek in a 22-year-old male. The mass was removed by wide local excision with adequate margins, and the patient was followed for 1-year post operatively with no recurrence.
author Bahbah,Soukayna
Chbicheb,Saliha
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Chbicheb,Saliha
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title Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Cheek. Case Report with Review
title_short Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Cheek. Case Report with Review
title_full Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Cheek. Case Report with Review
title_fullStr Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Cheek. Case Report with Review
title_full_unstemmed Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Cheek. Case Report with Review
title_sort pleomorphic adenoma of the cheek. case report with review
publisher Universidad de La Frontera. Facultad de Medicina
publishDate 2020
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