Pleomorphic adenoma of dorsolateral surface of the tongue: A rarest clinical presentation

Pleomorphic adenoma is most common benign neoplasm of the major salivary glands that predominantly affects the superficial lobe of the parotid gland and rarely minor salivary glands. These tumors commonly occur in the fourth, fifth and sixth decades with increased predilection towards females and cl...

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Published inJournal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 73 - 76
Main Authors Makkad, Ramanpal, Agrawal, Gunjan, Agrawal, Vijay, Nagi, Ravleen
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2020
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
Adenoma
Cellular biology
Dysphagia
Exocrine glands
mixed tumor
Parotid gland
Patients
pleomorphic
Salivary gland
Tongue
Tumors
Adenoma
parotid gland
pleomorphic
tongue
mixed tumor
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Summary:Pleomorphic adenoma is most common benign neoplasm of the major salivary glands that predominantly affects the superficial lobe of the parotid gland and rarely minor salivary glands. These tumors commonly occur in the fourth, fifth and sixth decades with increased predilection towards females and clinically manifests as unilateral, slow growing, firm and painless mass. Their occurrence on the tongue has been very rarely reported in the literature. This case report describes a rarest case of pleomorphic adenoma involving the right dorsolateral surface of tongue in a 28 year old male patient.
ISSN:0972-1363
0975-1572
DOI:10.4103/jiaomr.jiaomr_15_20