Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report
Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign mixed tumor, which is composed of myoepithelial and epithelial cells. A fibrous capsule separates these cells from the surrounding tissues. Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common salivary gland tumours accounting for 40-70% of all major and minor salivary gland tumour...
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| author | Zemmouri Yousra Chbicheb Saliha |
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| description | Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign mixed tumor, which is composed of myoepithelial and epithelial cells. A fibrous capsule separates these cells from the surrounding tissues. Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common salivary gland tumours accounting for 40-70% of all major and minor salivary gland tumours. It is also commonest minor salivary gland benign tumours accounting 70% of all tumours. Hard palate is the commonest site followed by upper lip, buccal mucosa, tongue, floor of mouth, retromolartrigone. This case report discusses a case of pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate in an old man after complete excision of the tumour, which was confirmed by a biopsy specimen. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4a655c1fa3904fd0bc13dd53d291f4732022-12-21T20:00:10ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882021-02-013814610.11604/pamj.2021.38.146.2650826508Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case reportZemmouri Yousra0Chbicheb Saliha1 Département d´Odontologie Chirurgicale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire de Rabat, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc Département d´Odontologie Chirurgicale, Faculté de Médecine Dentaire de Rabat, Université Mohammed V, Rabat, Maroc Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign mixed tumor, which is composed of myoepithelial and epithelial cells. A fibrous capsule separates these cells from the surrounding tissues. Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common salivary gland tumours accounting for 40-70% of all major and minor salivary gland tumours. It is also commonest minor salivary gland benign tumours accounting 70% of all tumours. Hard palate is the commonest site followed by upper lip, buccal mucosa, tongue, floor of mouth, retromolartrigone. This case report discusses a case of pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate in an old man after complete excision of the tumour, which was confirmed by a biopsy specimen. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/38/146/pdf/146.pdf benign mixed tumourhard palatepleomorphic adenomasalivary gland |
| spellingShingle | Zemmouri Yousra Chbicheb Saliha Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report The Pan African Medical Journal benign mixed tumour hard palate pleomorphic adenoma salivary gland |
| title | Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report |
| title_full | Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report |
| title_short | Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report |
| title_sort | pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate a case report |
| topic | benign mixed tumour hard palate pleomorphic adenoma salivary gland |
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