An unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary gland
Pleomorphic adenoma is one of the salivary gland tumors affecting both major and minor salivary glands. Parotid gland is the most commonly affected of the major group, and hard palate is the most common site of the minor salivary glands affected. Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign mixed tumor of the sa...
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| author | Arati V Kulkarni Raghavendra Kini Prasanna Kumar Rao Dinkar K Desai Gowri P Bhandarkar Roopashri Rajesh Kashyap H C Meghana |
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| description | Pleomorphic adenoma is one of the salivary gland tumors affecting both major and minor salivary glands. Parotid gland is the most commonly affected of the major group, and hard palate is the most common site of the minor salivary glands affected. Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign mixed tumor of the salivary glands that has elements of both epithelial and mesenchymal tissues. We report a case of pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary glands in the soft palate. Incisional biopsy revealed features of pleomorphic adenoma. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1b45b97b3cf540d882f0bfd3374e7f222022-12-22T03:36:46ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsArchives of Medicine and Health Sciences2321-48482017-01-0151777810.4103/amhs.amhs_3_17An unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary glandArati V KulkarniRaghavendra KiniPrasanna Kumar RaoDinkar K DesaiGowri P BhandarkarRoopashri Rajesh KashyapH C MeghanaPleomorphic adenoma is one of the salivary gland tumors affecting both major and minor salivary glands. Parotid gland is the most commonly affected of the major group, and hard palate is the most common site of the minor salivary glands affected. Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign mixed tumor of the salivary glands that has elements of both epithelial and mesenchymal tissues. We report a case of pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary glands in the soft palate. Incisional biopsy revealed features of pleomorphic adenoma.http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2017;volume=5;issue=1;spage=77;epage=78;aulast=KulkarniAdenomamixed tumorsalivary gland |
| spellingShingle | Arati V Kulkarni Raghavendra Kini Prasanna Kumar Rao Dinkar K Desai Gowri P Bhandarkar Roopashri Rajesh Kashyap H C Meghana An unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary gland Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences Adenoma mixed tumor salivary gland |
| title | An unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary gland |
| title_full | An unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary gland |
| title_fullStr | An unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary gland |
| title_full_unstemmed | An unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary gland |
| title_short | An unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary gland |
| title_sort | unusual presentation of mixed tumor of salivary gland |
| topic | Adenoma mixed tumor salivary gland |
| url | http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2017;volume=5;issue=1;spage=77;epage=78;aulast=Kulkarni |
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