Pleomorphic adenoma of the palate

J Craniofac Surg. 2011 May;22(3):1131-4. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182108f8b.

Abstract

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common mixed benign tumor of major salivary glands. Approximately 80% of these tumors arise in the parotid gland, whereas 7% arise in the minor salivary glands. The most common sites for minor salivary gland where pleomorphic adenoma arises are the palates followed by lips and cheek. We report a palate mass in a 46-year-old male patient. The initial cytologic diagnosis by fine-needle aspiration biopsy was pleomorphic adenoma. This report describes a case of pleomorphic adenoma regarding all distinctive diagnoses with the review of the literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Pleomorphic / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenoma, Pleomorphic / pathology
  • Adenoma, Pleomorphic / surgery*
  • Adult
  • Biopsy, Fine-Needle
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Palatal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Palatal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Palatal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Palate, Hard
  • Radiography, Panoramic