Pleomorphic adenoma (benign mixed tumour) of the salivary glands: its diverse clinical, radiological, and histopathological presentation

• Published in: British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 14 - 20
• Main Authors: Lingam, Ravi K, Daghir, Ahmed A, Nigar, Ezra, Abbas, Syeda A.B, Kumar, Mahesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adenoma, Pleomorphic - diagnosis; Adenoma, Pleomorphic - pathology; Adenoma, Pleomorphic - surgery; Benign mixed tumour; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy, Fine-Needle; Dentistry; Diagnostic Imaging; Histopathology; Humans; Imaging; Medical sciences; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Neoplasm Metastasis; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Parotid Neoplasms - diagnosis; Pleomorphic adenoma; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - pathology; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - surgery; Salivary Glands, Minor - pathology; Sublingual Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis; Submandibular Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis; Surgery; Benign mixed tumour; Histopathology; Pleomorphic adenoma; Imaging; Symptomatology; Anatomic pathology; Treatment; Stomatology; Surgery; Salivary gland; Benign neoplasm
• ISSN: 0266-4356; 1532-1940
• DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.09.014

Abstract Pleomorphic adenoma is the single most common salivary gland tumour. It has a diverse histological presentation because of varying proportions of different epithelial and mesenchymal elements, and presents clinically and radiologically in various ways as it occurs at many different sites in the head and neck region. The choice of imaging is influenced by its site and size, and a range of options for treatment includes both operation and radiotherapy. The tumour can also present in various ways if it is not removed or treated successfully.