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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 450-453 |
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Pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland with cystic degeneration: A rare case report
Preeti Dhir1, Chaya M David2, Keerthi G Dhaduti3
1 Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Desh Bhagat Dental College and Hospital, Muktsar, Punjab, India
2 Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, Dayananda Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, KLE Society's Dental College, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Preeti Dhir
Kumra Dental Clinic, Railway Road, Zira, District Ferozepur - 142 047, Punjab
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-1363.155661
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Pleomorphic adenoma, also called benign mixed tumor, is the most common tumor of the salivary glands. Usually they are found as solitary, unilateral, firm and mobile, painless, slow growing masses. Only 10% of them occur in the minor salivary glands and 90% of them occur in the parotid gland. The incidence of parotid tumor is about 2.4 in 100000/year of all neoplasia of head and neck region, the right side being commonly involved and seen more often in males. Management involves surgical resection by superficial or total parotidectomy. This case report illustrates clinical features, imaging characteristics and histopathological features in a case of pleomorphic adenoma. |
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