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Case Reports
. 2021 Feb 9:38:146.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2021.38.146.26508. eCollection 2021.

Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report

Zemmouri Yousra  1 , Chbicheb Saliha  1
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Pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate: a case report

Zemmouri Yousra et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign mixed tumor, which is composed of myoepithelial and epithelial cells. A fibrous capsule separates these cells from the surrounding tissues. Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common salivary gland tumour accounting for 40-70% of all major and minor salivary gland tumours. It is also the commonest minor salivary gland benign tumours accounting for 70% of all tumours. Hard palate is the commonest site followed by upper lip, buccal mucosa, tongue, floor of mouth, retromolar trigone. This case report discusses a case of pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate in an old man after complete excision of the tumour, which was confirmed by a biopsy specimen.

Keywords: Benign mixed tumour; case report; hard palate; pleomorphic adenoma; salivary gland.

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The authors declare no competing interests.

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Figure 1
pre-operatory view of the lesion showing the left hard palate swelling
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intraoperative clinical picture showing mass being separated from underlying bone
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excised specimen of pleomorphic adenoma of hard palate
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Figure 4
histology of the tumor showing the ductal epithelial and myoepithelial elements with chondro-myxoid stroma (H&E, 10X)
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