Pleomorphic Adenoma of Soft Palate - A rare presentation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.7439/ijbr.v6i6.2096Abstract
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumor of salivary glands. Preferentially, 90% of these tumors occur in the parotid gland and the other 10% occur in the minor salivary glands. The common sites for pleomorphic adenoma of the minor salivary glands include palate, lips and cheeks. These sites are later followed by floor of mouth, tongue, tonsil, pharynx, retromolar area and nasal cavity. It usually presents as a slow growing, painless lesion in the mouth. In the present article, we report a case of 30 year-old female with pleomorphic adenoma of the soft palate. The tumor was removed by excision. Histology revealed both epithelial and mesenchymal components which confirmed the diagnosis. No recurrence was noticed during the follow-up period of 10 months.Downloads
References
Van Heerden WF, Raubenheimer EJ. Intra-oral salivary gland neoplasms: a retrospective study of seventy cases in an African population. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1991; 71:579-82.
Wang D, Li Y, He H, Liu L, Wu L, He Z. Intra-oral minor salivary gland tumors in a Chinese population: a retrospective study on 737 cases. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2007; 104:94-100.
Toida M, Shimokawa K, Makita H, Kato K, Kobayashi A, Kususnoki Y, et al. Intra-oral minor salivary gland tumors: a clinicopathological study of 82 cases. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2005; 34:528-32.
Kaur S, Thami GP, Nagarkar NM. Pleomorphic adenoma of the hard palate. Indian J Dermatol Venerol Leprol 2003; 69:74-5.
Noghreyan A, Gatot A, Maor E, Fliss DM. Palatal pleomorphic adenoma in a child. J Laryngol Otol 1995 Apr; 109(4):343-5.
Dhanuthai K, Sappayatosok K, Kongin K. Pleomorphic adenoma of the palate in a child: a case report. Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal 2009 Feb 1; 14(2):E73-5.
Thakur JS, Mohindroo NK, Mohindroo S, Sharma DR, Thakur A. Pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary gland with therapeutic misadventure: a rare case report. BMC Ear Nose Throat Disord 2010 Jan 8; 10:2.
Sreenivas SD. Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Palate: A Case Report. Journal of Indian Dental Association 2011; 5:557-558.
Sciandra D, Dispenza F, Porcasi R, Kulamarva G, Saraniti C. Pleomorphic adenoma of the lateral nasal wall: case report. Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2008 Jun; 28(3):150-3.
Frazell EL. Clinical aspects of tumors of the major salivary glands. Cancer 1954; 637-642.
Manu Dhillon, PG Agnihotri, Srinivasa M Raju, Manisha Lakhanpal. Pleomorphic adenoma of the palate: Clinicoradiological case report. Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology 2011; 23(3):286-88.
Mubeen K, Vijayalakshmi KR, Pati AR, Girish BG, Chandravir S. Benign pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary gland of palate. Journal of Dentistry and Oral Hygiene 2011; 3(6):82-88.
Neeraj Prajapati, Abhinav Aggarwal and Aakriti Kapoor. Pleomorphic adenoma of soft palate, a rare lesion. The Health Agenda 2013; 1(2):42-44.
Yoshihara T, Suzuki S. Pleomorphic adenoma of tongue base causing dysphagia and dyspnoea. J Laryngol Otol 2000; 114:793-5.
Gnepp DR. Malignant mixed tumors of the salivary glands: a review. Pathol Annu 1993; 28(Pt 1):279-328.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
- Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgment of its initial publication in this journal.
- Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work (See The Effect of Open Access).
- An author must submit Copyright form After acceptance of the article.