Extra-major salivary gland pleomorphic adenoma of the head and neck: a 10-year experience and review of the literature

• Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology Vol. 268; no. 7; pp. 1035 - 1040
• Main Authors: Kuo, Yen-Ling, Tu, Tzong-Yang, Chang, Chia-Fan, Li, Wing-Yin, Chang, Shyue-Yih, Shiao, An-Suey, Chu, Pen-Yuan, Chan, Kee-Tak, Tai, Shyh-Kuan, Wang, Yi-Fen, Kao, Shu-Ching, Kao, Shou-Yen, Lo, Wen-Liang, Wu, Cheng-Hsien, Shu, Wen-Hu, Ma, Shu, Wang, Tien-Hsiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.07.2011; Springer
• Subjects: Adenoma, Pleomorphic - pathology; Adenoma, Pleomorphic - surgery; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Head and Neck; Head and Neck Neoplasms - pathology; Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery; Head and Neck Surgery; Humans; Male; Medical sciences; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - epidemiology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - therapy; Neurosurgery; Otorhinolaryngology; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Minor salivary glands; Salivary neoplasm; Extra-major salivary gland tumor; Pleomorphic adenoma; Head and neck; Salivary gland; ENT; Review; Minor salivary gland; Bibliographic review

Pleomorphic adenomas, or benign mixed tumors, make up 65% of all salivary gland tumors. They also can be found as solid tumors in other parts of the head and neck region, such as the auditory canal, the eyelids, and the orbital area. In this study, we investigated extra-major salivary gland pleomorp...